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Revisiting Emperor Xuantong’s (宣統帝) Publicity Strategy : A Two-Period Analysis of Japanese Media Reports Jeong,

  • Journal of Manchurian Studies
  • Abbr : 만주연구
  • 2023, (35), pp.230~259
  • DOI : 10.22888/mcsa..35.202304.230
  • Publisher : The Manchurian Studies Association
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > East Asia > China
  • Received : March 27, 2023
  • Accepted : April 18, 2023
  • Published : April 30, 2023

Jeong, Seryeon 1

1서울대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper examines the publicity strategy of Empoeror Xuantong (宣統帝) after his departure from the palace in 1924 and the Restoration of the Qing Dynasty. They sought to maintain their presence and influence after leaving the palace through media exposure, donations, charity projects, and attending events. Despite the full transition to the Republic of China system at the end of the revolution, foreign media continued to report on the actions of the former emperor. Based on these findings, it is possible to speculate that Emperor Xuantong’s publicity strategy in the 1920s relied on the positive image or interpretation of himself that had been established in media in the preceding period. Furthermore, it is possible to assume that Japan became the head of Manchukuo because the existing internal and external image of former control system was not entirely negative. While the Chinese media’s interest in the emperor in the previous dynasty may appear natural at first glance, but the Japanese media was not a direct party and cannot solely account for the establishment of former control system as the emperor of Manchukuo. Therefore, this paper analyzes the tendency and perspective of the Japanese media's reports on the preemptive control system during two distinct periods, from 1917 to 1924. This time frame includes the title’s abolishment due to the political upheaval and abdominal wall failures from 1912 to 1917.

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