Republican Fever () refers to a cultural phenomenon in
mainland China
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in the 21st century. Some mainland China's cultural industries and ideological fields express nostalgia for and praise of the
Republic of China
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.
The rise of Republican Fever in mainland China is generally considered to have occurred around
2010
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. It can be traced back to the 1990s, when mainland Chinese scholars began to reflect on the established CCP view of ROC history. A 2007 report in the
China Youth Daily
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described the "Republican Fever" in the publishing industry in mainland China.
Since 2010, the modern mainland had a wide audience of Republican Fever, with a positive view of the
Republican Era
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
and an interest in the political figures and academic masters of the period; Republican Era related cultural products are abundant, with the Internet, movies and TV dramas, and publications as the main channels of dissemination.
Criticisms of Republican Fever from the People's Republic of China include: first, the promotion of historical nihilism and the vilification of the
Chinese Communist Party
The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...
and the government of the PRC; second, the satirizing of the past with the use of
Spring and Autumn brushstrokes; and, third, the use of this issue as a tool for attacking the political system of the PRC. It eventually leads to the denial of the legitimacy of the PRC representing China.
See also
* ''
Kàngrì
(; ) is a Chinese word, which means "resisting Japanese imperialism". sometimes translates as "anti-Japan",. but means more against Empire of Japan than the Japanese people, so it should be distinguished from (; ), which means the general anti ...
'' – during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the mainland was the Republic of China, so some mainland PRC's Kàngrì creations positively describe the ROC and KMT.
*
Pro–Republic of China sentiment
References
Anti-communism in China
Anti–People's Republic of China sentiment
Culture of the People's Republic of China
Culture of the Republic of China (1912–1949)
Historiography of China
Nostalgia
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