Liang Qichao and his failed China dream

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Honary mention and report of Remembering May Fourth: The Movement and Its Centennial Legacy edited by Carlos Yu-Kai Lin and Victor H. Mair.

"In 1962, China is a glittering superpower. The emperor presides as a powerless figurehead over a democratic nation of power, peace, and prosperity. The country has made its fortune in manufacturing and trade, and is now a cosmopolitan magnet for the young and ambitious, lured from across the world in hot pursuit of the China dream.

Or at least, that was the hope in Liang Qichao’s 1902 utopian novel The Future of New China. Although tragically off the mark, Liang’s version of 1962 was “an early version of the ‘Chinese dream,’” according to Dr. Carlos Yu-Kai Lin of City University of Hong Kong, co-editor of Remembering May Fourth..."

Period4 May 2020

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleLiang Qichao and his failed China dream
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletsupchina.com
    Media typeWeb
    PlaceUnited States
    Date4/05/20
    PersonsCarlos Yu-Kai LIN

Keywords

  • Liang Qichao
  • Chinese dream
  • Future of New China
  • May Fourth Movement
  • Kang Youwei