{"id":859,"date":"2026-05-28T03:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianewscast.com\/2026\/05\/28\/whats-driving-anti-qing-sentiment-in-contemporary-china\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T03:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:31:12","slug":"whats-driving-anti-qing-sentiment-in-contemporary-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=859","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Driving Anti-Qing Sentiment in Contemporary China?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"td-story-image\" class=\"td-media td-media--story\">\n<div class=\"td-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"What\u2019s Driving Anti-Qing Sentiment in Contemporary China?\" title=\"What\u2019s Driving Anti-Qing Sentiment in Contemporary China?\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sizes\/td-story-s-1\/thediplomat_2026-05-28-000846.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"td-caption\">\n<p>A scroll painting of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661 \u2013 1722) of the Qing Dynasty, in armor. <\/p>\n<p><span>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:%E6%B8%85%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%BB%E7%8E%84%E7%83%A8%E6%88%8E%E8%A3%85%E5%83%8F%E8%BD%B4.png\" target=\"_blank\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section id=\"tda-gated-body\" class=\"td-23-story-body td-prose tda-gated tda-gated--locked\" data-pid=\"p309516\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On May 22, a trailer for the film \u201cThe Belief\u201d (also known as \u201cPeng Hu\u201d \u2013 its Chinese title means \u201cBattle of Penghu\u201d) was released on Chinese <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/m.weibo.cn\/detail\/5301314575931676\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">social media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, announcing its release date of July 25. This date corresponds to the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894, after which China was forced to cede Taiwan to Japan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The film primarily depicts the 1683 battle in Penghu between the Qing Dynasty navy and the Kingdom of Tungning (also known as the \u201cMing Zheng regime\u201d), which was a regime ruled by Han Chinese in Taiwan. Notably, the Kingdom of Tungning was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, the Han empire ousted by the Qing rulers. The Qing Dynasty ultimately won the battle, forcing the Kingdom of Tungning to surrender.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like most \u201cmain melody\u201d films \u2013 meaning movies promoting the official ideology of the Chinese government \u2013 promotional materials for \u201cThe Belief\u201d have also been released by some Chinese <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinanews.com\/cul\/2026\/05-22\/10626533.shtml\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">state media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> outlets. However, the film immediately sparked a wave of criticism on Chinese social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most comments believe \u201cThe Belief\u201d actually depicts the process of the Manchus, an \u201coutsider ethnic group,\u201d conquering a Han Chinese regime. Although the history of the Kingdom of Tungning is filled with bloody infighting and chaos, public opinion often romanticizes it as a resilient Han Chinese regime fiercely resisting foreign invasion. This has led to the state media\u2019s support for the film being interpreted as an ideological failure promoting surrender.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Chinese government had a different message in mind. It hopes to demonstrate its determination to (re)unify Taiwan through this film. The film\u2019s slogan \u2013 \u201cThe trend of the world is coming with the wind\u201d \u2013 is strikingly similar to the Chinese government\u2019s claim that \u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mod.gov.cn\/gfbw\/jmsd\/4846930.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the reunification of the motherland is an unstoppable historical trend<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d Beijing apparently hopes to project the Qing Dynasty\u2019s recapture of Taiwan onto its future (re)unification with the island. If the Taiwanese government, like the 17th century Kingdom of Tungning, rejects the conditions proposed by mainland China, Beijing will have the capability to achieve its goals by force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In fact, this is the second time the film has sparked such a strong public debate. On October 25, 2025 \u2013 the 80th anniversary of Taiwan\u2019s retrocession \u2013 the film released its posters and trailer, which also drew widespread criticism on social media. The announcement of its release date, despite the public pressure, is seen by some netizens as a further \u201cprovocation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The backlash to \u201cThe Belief\u201d reflects a strong anti-Qing sentiment in contemporary Chinese society. Where is this mood coming from?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Qing Dynasty ended over a century ago, making it unlikely that contemporary Chinese people possess a deep collective memory of living under Qing rule. Furthermore, the Manchus in China today have been highly assimilated by the Han Chinese, and their language has almost become <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/saving-the-manchu-language-9-critically-endangered-languages-from-around-the-world\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">extinct<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This means that a serious cultural conflict between the Han Chinese and Manchus is also unlikely. These factors make this question particularly perplexing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This anti-Qing sentiment is reminiscent of Han chauvinism, which has long existed in China. However, its influence has been limited since the founding of the People\u2019s Republic of China in 1949. For decades, it was more of a topic of discussion within a small circle than a mainstream public opinion. For example, contrast the reception of \u201cThe Belief\u201d with the surge in popularity of palace dramas and romance dramas set in the Qing Dynasty in mainland China during the 2010s. Some of these dramas achieved extremely high ratings during this period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, in recent years, films and television series set in this dynasty have faced more severe questioning and criticism regarding their political and nationalist implications. This represents a new wave of Han chauvinism, which has clashed with official discourse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under the Han chauvinistic narrative that has gained strength in recent years, the Qing Dynasty is often seen as a dark age for the Han people, bringing entirely negative consequences to Chinese history. This dynasty is frequently associated with massacres, national humiliation, monarchical autocracy, and cultural control. Some even compare it to the Japanese invasion of the 1930s and 1940s, arguing that the Qing Dynasty was a successful conquest of China, while Japan was a \u201cdefeated Qing.\u201d In fact, these accusations are often one-sided and exaggerated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This sentiment can be primarily explained as a result of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asiasociety.org\/policy-institute\/generation-n-impact-chinas-youth-nationalism\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rising nationalism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> among China\u2019s younger generation. Nut more importantly, it stems from a socioeconomic narrative that has gained traction in Chinese public opinion in recent years, where the Manchus and the Qing Dynasty are assigned a class identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In recent years, due to the widening gap between rich and poor and the solidification of class structures, a \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/china\/2024\/09\/23\/a-new-class-struggle-is-brewing-in-china\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">class narrative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d is spreading among Chinese people, especially the younger generation, driven by pessimism and discontent with society. This narrative aims to explain the collective hopelessness and anxiety in Chinese society. Under this narrative, those in power and the wealthy are often portrayed as \u201cexploiters\u201d and the source of suffering for contemporary Chinese people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although sometimes accompanied by misinformation and conspiracy theories, this \u201cclass narrative\u201d has combined with a more pervasive nationalist sentiment and spread to historical understanding. This has led to today\u2019s anti-Qing sentiment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking at history, the Manchus, who conquered China with a relatively small population, did enjoy certain privileges during their rule. These privileges have led to a deliberate distinction between the Manchus and Han Chinese in today\u2019s sentiment, equating the Manchus with the \u201cruling class\u201d and portraying them as \u201coppressors\u201d of the Han. This reminds people of the rigid class system in today\u2019s Chinese society. Viewed through this lens, the rise in anti-Qing sentiment is essentially a collective historical imagination, used to provide catharsis for contemporary Chinese dissatisfaction with reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While this sentiment may seem to contradict the Chinese government\u2019s policy of ethnic unity, in the context of the People\u2019s Republic of China\u2019s new \u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/en.moj.gov.cn\/2026-03\/13\/c_1167990.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d it may be used to advance Beijing\u2019s more Han-centric <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eastasiaforum.org\/2026\/05\/11\/chinas-new-ethnic-unity-law-codifies-its-assimilationist-shift\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ethnic policies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. However, despite the possibility of exploiting this sentiment for the government\u2019s ends, Beijing must recognize that the underlying collective pessimism and anxiety could become a potential destabilizing factor for society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More importantly, if Han chauvinism gets out of control, it could threaten the stability of China, a multi-ethnic country, in its efforts to further achieve its goal of \u201cnational unity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A scroll painting of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661 \u2013 1722) of the Qing Dynasty, in armor. 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