This article is about the form of Chinese nationalism that only includes Han Chinese within the Chinese nation. For the contrasting form of nationalism that asserts the existence of a Chinese nation encompassing both Han Chinese and ethnic minorities, see Chinese nationalism. For the multilateral diplomatic ideology that emphasizes Chinese centrality in the greater world, see Sinocentrism. For ethnocentric attitudes among ethnic Han Chinese within China, see Han chauvinism.
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Han nationalism is a form of ethnic nationalism asserting ethnically Han Chinese as the exclusive constituents of the Chinese nation. It is often in dialogue with other conceptions of Chinese nationalism, often mutually-exclusive or otherwise contradictory ones. Han Chinese are the dominant ethnic group in both states claiming to represent the Chinese nation: the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.
Han Chinese also constitute a sizable ethnic minority or plurality group in a number of other countries, such as Malaysia and Singapore. In the modern era, ethnicity's role in the Chinese nation continue to color conceptions of Chinese culture, geopolitics, and history. Han nationalism is to contrasted with the opposing concept of local ethnic nationalism.
