Han Chauvinist, Anti-Manchu backlash in the 21st century.

Never mind that the Manchus ruled China for 268 years (1644-1912), the last dynasty in the whole of Chinese history. Now another ethnic group, the Han, are complaining that the Manchus were not Chinese after all. What’s Driving Anti-Qing Sentiment in Contemporary China?A patriotic film backfired because a growing number of Han Chinese don’t see the Manchu-origin Qing dynasty as a part of their history.By Zhenlin Cui, The Diplomat (May 27, 2026) Because this film touches on so many hot button issues — Taiwan, Japan, ethnic policies, language — I will cite the article in extenso. On May 22, a trailer for the film “The Belief” (also known as “Peng Hu” – its Chinese title means “Battle of Penghu”) was released on Chinese social media, announcing its release date of July 25. This date corresponds to the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894, after which China was forced to cede Taiwan to Japan. The film primarily depicts the 1683 battle in Penghu between the Qing Dynasty navy and…