Thus, Chinese nationalism is a Janus-faced force that can and does move easily in both loyalist and oppositional directions.

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Chinese nationalism, portrayed by the party in terms suggesting it had always been a force, was slow and fitful in its 19th-century awakening.

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Unfortunately, hubris and nationalism among some Chinese and unnecessary fear of decline among some Americans make it difficult to assure this future.

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When it is in the interest of the Chinese government to stir up nationalism, usually for domestic reasons, memories of Japanese atrocities are recalled, and this invariably provokes nationalistic counterblasts from the Japanese.

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Even Chinese companies, traditionally more willing to play along with resource nationalism in Latin America, are balking.

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It also cut global demand for Chinese products and caused a spike in unemployment, making a greater reliance on nationalism politically tempting.

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