Patriotic Education Campaign
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The Patriotic Education Campaign (simplified Chinese: 爱国主义教育; traditional Chinese: 愛國主義教育; pinyin: Àiguó zhǔyì jiàoyù) was a political campaign in China initiated in 1991, but not carried out in full scale until 1994. The main goal of the campaign was to "boost the nation’s spirit, enhance cohesion, foster national self esteem and pride". [1]
This was done through education that was designed to construct a historical memory of what the People's Republic of China was created from [2], by emphasizing the role the Communist Party of China in securing national independence, and the influence of foreign countries on China. This aim was to boost the Communist Party's legitimacy, which during the 1980's had declined, culminating in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. [3]
References
- ^ Wang, Zheng (December 2008). "National Humiliation, History Education, and the Politics of Historical Memory: Patriotic Education Campaign in China". International Studies Quarterly. 52 (4): 790. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2478.2008.00526.x. JSTOR 29734264. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Dor, Alexander (15 August 2015). "China's WW2 Remembrance: 'Patriotic Education' in Action". The Diplomatic. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Anderlini, Jamil (23 December 2012). "Patriotic education distorts China world view". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
The Patriotic Education Campaign
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