The Rhetoric of

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Abstract: Manchukuo, a puppet state of Japan in the northeastern part of China, tried to create an ideology of New Manchu. This paper explored how Manchu was turned into New Manchu, and then discussed the imperialist logic behind the rhetoric of New Manchu. The logic implied that Japan was advanced, civilized and attractive but Manchu was underdeveloped, inferior and uncivilized. Further to the assumption was that Manchu needed to be educated and transformed by Japan. The paper proceeded to discuss who could be the happy subjects under the governance of Manchukuo, and from there the paper tries to deconstruct the hypocritical illusions of the imperialist rhetoric. The paper concludes with a reflection upon the complicated relationship between colonialism and modernity.

Key words: puppet Manchurian State, New Manchu, rhetoric, imperialism

Liu Xiaoli. The Rhetoric of "New Manchu": With a Focus on New Manchu Magazine in Puppet Manchurian State[J]. Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art, 2013, 33(1): 86-92.

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