Public Opinion in Contemporary Chinese Politics

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

China has emerged as the first major superpower to challenge the global order since the end of the Cold War. Its political strategy consist of a substantial focus on nationalism and its leadership. This panel brings together a series of papers that examine the determinants of public opinion in contemporary China.

Sub Unit

• Division 5: Political Psychology

Individual Presentations

• Did the Patriotic Education Campaign Lead to the Rise of Nationalism in China? - Weijia Wang; Yusi Liu, School of Journalism & Communication, Nanjing University

• Ethnic Chinese Identities and Reception of China's Public Diplomacy in Thailand - Attawat Assavanadda, University of Hong Kong

• Leader Personality and Aggressive Foreign Policy: The Case of China (2003-2022) - Shin Yon Kim, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

• Moral Mandates: Unveiling the Moralized Politics and Its Consequences in China - Jiayi Zhang, Peking University; Yanjun Liu, Peking University

• Victors, Victims, and Nation Building - Gary Leung, Yale University

Chair

• Xin Han Montana State University

Discussant

• Jason Kuo National Taiwan University