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Abstract
This article focuses on Finnish national identities because they expressed the shared experiences of newly established Finnish communities, and they were crucial in constructing a new nation. It also explores created images of the Finnish and Finland, as well as community construction in Republican China, especially after Finland gained independence in 1917. Another aim is to examine those Finnish political, cultural and economic activities that supported their identity construction in China. The specific emphasis will be on analysing the largest and sometimes cross-functioning Finnish groups in China: the governmental officials and the commercial community. By using qualitative methods, namely, discourse analysis and historical analysis, this study shows how the Finnish community created alternative, sometimes imaginative and frequently anti-imperialist national identities in the new Republican China. Indeed, by signing the Treaty Principles of Reciprocity and Equal Treatment, it was agreed that Finland and China 'shall enjoy same rights, privileges, favours, immunities and exemptions which [might] be accorded to similar foreign agents in accordance with the principles of international law'. This article argues that Finnish aspirations were positively regarded by many Chinese, and they respected this quite unique national connection with Finland.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Nations and Nationalism |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 364-379 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISSN | 1354-5078 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Nov 2022 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- 6160 Other humanities
- Asian Studies
- Republican China
- Anti-imperialism
- National identities
- Nationalism
- post-independence Finland
- 615 History and Archaeology
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Suomalaiset Kiinassa - The Finnish in China
Airaksinen, T. (Project manager)
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research project
Activities
- 1 Types for other activities - External teaching and subject coordination
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Suomalaiset Kiinassa
Airaksinen, T. (Teacher)
16 Mar 2023Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - External teaching and subject coordination