StrongnationalismhasnowbecomeabuzzwordinWesternpressoracademiccommentsonChinaandalsoanimportantargumentforthe“Chinathreat”.SomeWesternscholarsassertthatrisingChinesenationalismwillleadtoexternalexpan-sionandhegemonism.NotafewWesternscholarshavechallengedthisridiculous