20.500.12556/RUL-190617 Empowered people, strong nation: the diplomatic ideals of China’s new intellectuals a study based on newspapers (1901–1911) Opolnomočeni ljudje, močna država: diplomatski ideali novih kitajskih intel­ektualcev študija na podlagi časopisov (1901–1911) The new intellectuals emerged as a pivotal force in advancing social progress during modern Chinese history. They were deeply influenced by Western democratic thought, which shaped their strong sense of national concern and political participation. Central to their beliefs was the idea that “a prosperous and strong nation is built upon an empowered populace”, positioning the people as the fundamental cornerstone of national strength. This ideology naturally extended to the diplomatic sphere, where it became the basis of their critique of the Qing government’s diplomatic failures. They attributed these failures to a decaying autocratic system, a diplomacy centred on dynastic interests rather than the people, and the persistence of secret diplomacy. In response, they advocated for a for­eign policy grounded in public opinion and mass power, thus shifting China’s traditional diplomacy from imperial interests to a more people-centric approach. Through an exami­nation of the historical contributions of these new intellectuals, we can better understand their significant role in the democratization of Chinese diplomacy. Novi intelektualci so se v moderni kitajski zgodovini pojavili kot ključna sila pri spodbu­janju družbenega napredka. Močno jih je zaznamovala zahodna demokratična misel, ki je oblikovala njihov izraziti občutek za narodnostna vprašanja in politično udeležbo. V središču njihovih prepričanj je bila ideja, da »blaginja in moč države temeljita na opolno­močenem ljudstvu«, pri čemer so ljudje postavljeni kot temeljni steber nacionalne moči. Ta ideologija se je seveda razširila tudi na področje diplomacije, kjer je postala osnova njihove kritike diplomatskih neuspehov vlade dinastije Qing. Te neuspehe so pripisovali razkrajajočemu se avtokratskemu sistemu, diplomaciji, usmerjeni v interese dinastije namesto ljudstva, ter vztrajanju tajne diplomacije. Kot odgovor so zagovarjali zunanjo politiko, utemeljeno na javnem mnenju in moči množic, s čimer so kitajsko tradicionalno diplomacijo preusmerili od imperialnih interesov k pristopu, osredotočenemu na ljudst­vo. Z analizo zgodovinskih prispevkov teh novih intelektualcev lahko bolje razumemo njihovo pomembno vlogo pri demokratizaciji kitajske diplomacije. the new intellectuals late Qing diplomacy common people late Qing newspapers 1901–1911 novi intelektualci diplomacija pozne dinastije Qing navadni ljudje časopisi pozne dinastije Qing 1901–1911 true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-10-30 13:11:18 2026-11-05 16:41:44 2026-11-06 04:29:15 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 325-356 no. 3 Vol. 14 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2232-5131 10.4312/as.2026.14.3.325-356 Tian.pdf Tian.pdf 1 6558B65A39AAB98A78252C2D3BCF1D29 d99b96dda3c6d3a966121e4cabcb27ed695d857955e28207115055e38ea1e265 fdb95498-d45a-11f1-aea2-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=252161 http://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/21660 0 fb0a05fd-d45a-11f1-aea2-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=252160 Filozofska fakulteta Asian studies 0 0 0