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Happy Division of Labour: The War in Iraq (January 2002–May 2003)

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It is possible to track a tentative division of labour in the previous cases studies. Ordinary citizens seemed to focus most on the expressive layers of nationalism, but paid little attention to other areas, particularly that of civic nationalist construction. This construction process was primarily handled by the party-state: the public either fell behind its progress, or simply ignored it. Since intellectuals had a comparative advantage in being able to point out the benefits and drawbacks of different theories, their greatest impact was exerted in the modification of the international relations strategy. Both the party-state and ordinary citizens indicated their willingness to consider the intellectuals’ proposals in this regard.

With the assistance of the Iraqis, the kidnapping of seven Chinese people in Iraq in April 2004 was quickly resolved. The diplomatic ability of the Chinese that the incident revealed impressed the United States and Britain, and made Japan and Korea jealous. Many Japanese in Iraq like to disguise themselves as Chinese in front of Iragis. The Xinhua Net1

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Shen, S. (2007). Happy Division of Labour: The War in Iraq (January 2002–May 2003). In: Redefining Nationalism in Modern China. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230590007_5

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