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To examine how the Chinese Communist Party used political discourse during the Korean War to integrate southwestern borderlands and ethnic minorities into a unified nation-state identity.

August 14, 2026Asian EthnicityOpen Access

The frontier on the front lines: the Chinese Communist discourse on China’s southwest and its peoples during the Korean War, 1950–1953

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RMRicardo Rudas Meo

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Discourse analysis uncovers how wartime media framed southwestern ethnic minorities during the Korean War, highlighting state efforts to consolidate national identity and territorial control.

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To examine how the Chinese Communist Party used political discourse during the Korean War to integrate southwestern borderlands and ethnic minorities into a unified nation-state identity.
Historical discourse analysis of People's Daily (Renmin ribao) articles published between 1950 and 1953 featuring China's southwestern frontier.
Identified three core discursive frameworks: the cross-nationality military participation of minority groups, geostrategic framing of a resource-rich periphery, and local anti-counterrevolutionary campaigns.
Demonstrated that state media rhetorically linked remote borderlands directly to the Korean War front to justify territorialization and foster an anti-imperialist national identity.

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Ricardo Rudas Meo (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec707b70b84ec8b9130e4 https://doi.org/10.1080/14631369.2026.2705370

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August 14, 2026Asian EthnicityOpen Access

The frontier on the front lines: the Chinese Communist discourse on China’s southwest and its peoples during the Korean War, 1950–1953

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RMRicardo Rudas Meo

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Discourse analysis uncovers how wartime media framed southwestern ethnic minorities during the Korean War, highlighting state efforts to consolidate national identity and territorial control.

Key Points

To examine how the Chinese Communist Party used political discourse during the Korean War to integrate southwestern borderlands and ethnic minorities into a unified nation-state identity.
Historical discourse analysis of People's Daily (Renmin ribao) articles published between 1950 and 1953 featuring China's southwestern frontier.
Identified three core discursive frameworks: the cross-nationality military participation of minority groups, geostrategic framing of a resource-rich periphery, and local anti-counterrevolutionary campaigns.
Demonstrated that state media rhetorically linked remote borderlands directly to the Korean War front to justify territorialization and foster an anti-imperialist national identity.

Cite This Study

Ricardo Rudas Meo (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec707b70b84ec8b9130e4 https://doi.org/10.1080/14631369.2026.2705370

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