China and America : the power of historical memory

America has started a Confrontation with the PRC. Indiscriminate attacks on ‘the Chinese’ will provoke a nationalist backlash fuelled by the memory of historical oppression and racism. This Confrontation will consume resources better utilised to recover from COVID-19.

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Main Author: Woon, Walter
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143746
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:America has started a Confrontation with the PRC. Indiscriminate attacks on ‘the Chinese’ will provoke a nationalist backlash fuelled by the memory of historical oppression and racism. This Confrontation will consume resources better utilised to recover from COVID-19.