감정의 산물, 근대 초기 아시아 담론에 투사된 증오의 연쇄 ―고테라 겐키치(小寺謙吉)와 쑨원(孫文)의 아시아주의를 중심으로

Abstract

This essay focuses on the hateful sentiments projected by Asianism, as well as the hateful domino effect that Asianism has had both between East and West, and within Asia. The most fundamental human emotion is hatred, which is created by external stimuli. Due to Western invasion, the pattern of Asia was altered in the early 20th century, resulting in regional and ethnic divisions that cause hatred. Asianism reflects this hatred. The focus of Asianism was on Asia’s need to resist Western aggression and recast its influence. However, the region’s aversion to Western encroachment is the emotional driving force for resistance and reshaping Asia. First and foremost, hatred in Asianism is expressed as a dislike of racism in the West. The Yellow Peril was a form of racism that was prevalent at the time in Western society, and it involved prejudice and hatred towards people of color. Asianism by Kodera Kenkichi and Sun Yat-sen demonstrated their distaste for this form of racism. This is an antagonism against racism in the West. This animosity started in the West and spread to the East, creating a chain of hatred. The hatred that yellow people have for white people as a result of Western aggression is a form of resistance to racism and Western aggression. Furthermore, hatred does not only exist between the East and the West. Due to the complexity of the Asian pattern in the early modern era, there was internal colonization as well as internal conflict. A chain of hatred has also resulted from this Asian tendency. Sun Yat-sen’s Asianism demonstrates his distaste for the violence that Kodera Kenkichi’s Asianism. The Asianism that South Korea and China at the time also detested aggression. The nationalism expressed in Sun Yat-sen’s Asianism was challenged by Koreans at the time because they valued peace and equality in Asia. While there are similarities across the various Asianisms in Asia, the ideology inside each country’s Asianism varied due to the unique context of that era, which led to a series of disputes and animosity. As a result, this research demonstrates the richness and complexity of Greater Asianism. It also illustrates the complicated historical ties that existed between Asian nations.