Dalla nascita del nazionalismo Han alla fondazione e sviluppo della Repubblica delle Cinque Etnie

My final dissertation is about the rise of Han nationalism and the foundation and development of the Republic of the Five Nationalities in China. It has been divided in three chapters: the first one deals with the rise of Han nationalism at the end of the Qing dynasty. It has been analysed, in particular, Zhang Binglin and Sun Yat-sen nationalism which arouse during the last years of the XIX century. The second chapter deals with the foundation of the Republic of China in 1912. At this point, the Han nationalism was over and the new Republic included not only the Han but also others four chinese ethnic groups which is to say Tibetans, mongols, manchus, hui and the ethnic groups of Xinjiang. The new concept of a Republic composed of five racial groups, was symbolised by the five colour flags. In the third and final chapter, what has been analysed is the situation and position of Tibet in the newborn Republic. Even though Tibet was considered part of the Republic of China, in 2012, the Dalai Lama declared the independence of his country and started looking for support from Great Britain. This brought to Simla Conference which took place in 1913-1914 where the Chinese government wanted to have sovereignty over Tibet recognised. On the other hand, Tibet wanted to be recognised as an independent State free from the control and authority of China.

La tesi tratta il periodo di fine 1800 inizio 1900 della storia cinese. E' stata suddivisa in tre capitoli. nel primo viene analizzato il motivo per cui avviene la nascita del nazionalismo han conseguentemente al declino dell'impero e l'arrivo delle potenze occidentali. nel secondo capitolo, viene analizzata la nascita della Repubblica cinese formata non solo dagli han ma da altre quattro etnie presenti in territorio cinese. nel terzo ed ultimo capitolo, viene analizzata la posizione del Tibet all'interno del nuovo governo, a partire dalla dichiarazione di indipendenza del Dalai Lama, alla conferenza di Simla che riconosce di fatto l'autorità cinese in Tibet.