Embrace or repress? Explaining China’s responses to nationalism in international incidents

Figures & data

Figure 1. How policymakers perceive nationalism as a threat to regime security.

Table 1. Consider the escalation’s level and ending time.

A balance between nationalist and economic legitimacy	Level of escalation	Time to end the escalation
Economic legitimacy is more critical	Low	Relatively early
Nationalist legitimacy is more critical	High	Relatively late

Figure 2. Analytical framework to explain China’s responses to nationalism.