Debating the path of China’s development in the early 1930s: from “westernization” to “modernization”

Authors

  • Ольга Николаевна Борох Institute of Far Eastern Studies RAS, 32, Nakhimovskij pr., Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article defines the place of discussion about modernization in Shenbao yuekan (July 1933) in process of formation of views of Chinese public elite on the path of national development. Questions about the obstacles for modernization and the choice between “individualism” and socialism proposed by the journal have stimulated transition from debating cultural issues to the themes of economic development. The significance of debate is highlighted against the backstage of disputes of the 1930s and in relation to the views of contemporary Chinese scholars. Analysis of materials of discussion demonstrates that the majority of participants rejected the idea of free market economy and supported state regulation as main tool of China’s modernization. The author concludes that the participants of discussion strived to find the Chinese path of modernization that takes into account national specifics in economy, politics and culture. Refs 30.

Keywords:

Republican China, modernization, socialism, individualism, intellectuals

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2015-06-15

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Борох, О. Н. (2015). Debating the path of China’s development in the early 1930s: from “westernization” to “modernization”. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (2), 73–86. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/1723

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No. 2 (2015)

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History and source studies

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