China versus China: Contending Nationalisms in The Twenty First Century Asia

Abstract

This paper is set to find out whether the competition of Sino-Nationalism will have been influenced by the mutual benefit of their economics relations rather than by the historical hard-line military power. Post-Cold War era has shifted the ideological issue from capitalism/liberalism versus socialism/communism model to nation-wide economic welfare competition which made People’s Republic of China (PRC) to redefine their national entity towards its contending part, the nationalist Republic of China (RoC). While Sino-American relations may have warmed under the Taiwan’s new administration and the increasing role which Taiwan plays in Mainland China economics may have been well noted, may still lead to an undesired conflict.