| Summary: | The writers examine the role of nationalism in cosmopolitan Chinese youth identity in overseas locations. They draw on ethnographic observation of two demonstrations in 2008 in Australia, in which Chinese students protested against Western media coverage of rioting in Tibet and “protected” the Olympic torch relay from hecklers, and on analysis of discussions surrounding the worldwide events on the Chinese Internet. First, they discuss the generational aspect of this nationalism. They then consider the social mechanisms that produced the momentum for the series of global outbursts of Chinese nationalism, the meaning of the events for the participants, and the role of the emerging public “heroes” and “traitors.” Third, the writers examine the technological platform that enabled the events to unfold on the global stage.
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