The Malayan Overseas Chinese and the Sino-Japanese War, 1937–1941
- 1 September 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
- Vol. 10 (2) , 293-320
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022463400014260
Abstract
The origins of political consciousness and nationalism among the hua-ch'iao or overseas Chinese in Malaya occurred during the period 1895–1911, between the Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Revolution. The major defeat suffered by China at the hands of Japan and the subsequent Reform Movement which arose in China awakened the overseas Chinese to the political situation in their homeland. The presence of reformist leader K'ang Yu-wei and revolutionary advocate Sun Yatsen and their colleagues in Malaya served to enhance hua-ch'iao concern for China. By the Revolution of 1911, nationalism among the Malayan Chinese had emerged.Keywords
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