china through american eyes: the role of liberalism peter gries the university of oklahoma eai /...
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China Through American Eyes:
The Role of Liberalism
Peter GriesTHE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
EAI / NCTA
The Old and New China Merge
Tulsa, OK
15 November 2014
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Political psychology
• Perception is reality
• Who we are and what we believe shapes our views of the world, including China
1. Big “I” Ideology: Liberalism that all Americans share
2. Small “i” ideologies: Differences between different kinds of American liberals and conservatives
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South Park: Olympic Nightmares
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Liberalism: Maximizing individual freedom
• What Americans celebrate:
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What we fear:
George Orwell’s “Big Brother”
“If you want to imagine the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever.” — George Orwell, 1984 (c1949)
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“We don’t need no education.”
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China through American Eyes
American Liberalism:1. Politics: The Democratic voter/ citizen2. Economics: The Capitalist entrepreneur 3. Religion: The Protestant believer.
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Politics: Democracy and due processAmerica, land of the free, vs. China, land of the un-free
Gere in Red Corner, 1997Ambassador Sassar imprisoned, 1999
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Economics:Capitalism
Time “Man of the Year,”1985
Embracing the market?Rejecting the state plan?
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Religion: Christianity The Saved vs. the Heathen
The missionary impulse: “one billion souls.”
Focus on freedom of religion today:
• Falun gongPearl Buck, author of The
Good Earth, with her missionary family,
1894 China
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The Daily Show with John Stewart
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But not all Americans are alike…
…liberal and conservative ideologies shape views of China.
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American liberals consistently feel warmer than conservatives do towards the world, including China.
Chapter 9:East Asia
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Dual pathways from American ideologies to China policy preferences
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Dual pathways from American ideologies to China policy preferences
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Barry Goldwater &Libertarian
anti-communism
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US political advertising