The development of the concept of chineseness in china & its diasporic communities during xx-xxi centuries

The focus of this thesis is the concept of Chineseness & its development during the XX-XXX Centuries. The purpose of this thesis is to prove that the concept of Chineseness during XX-XXI Centuries was constantly changing, which despite China’s efforts to homogenize it still has different meaning in China & its diasporas. The research of critical primary and secondary sources in regards to the topic of Chineseness in the XX-XXI Centuries was used as a method in this thesis. First of all, Chineseness is a constantly changing concept which was changed by the process of political isolation of Taiwan & Hong Kong from the mainland. Also, the model of exemplary Han ethnic group was used by the Chinese governments in the making of the modern Chinese identity. Furthermore, China’s government used political methods to homogenize the Chineseness both in China & its diaspora. However it failed to suceed because diaspora showed the need to adapt to their welcoming cultures & formed a bipolar identity. From the research that was made we can draw the conclusion that even though the concept of Chinese was continually changing but the idea of the Chinese nation as the nation based on Han ethnic group remained the main one. Furthermore, the China’s policies in regards to homogenize the Chineseness in China work, the efforts to homogenize the Chineseness does not work because diaspora still maintain the identity of the countries they immigrated to. This thesis could be used by the scholars who do research on the modern Chinese identity in order to research the making of the concept of Chineseness during the XX and XXI Centuries in China & its diaspora