ANTI-US SENTIMENTS IN CHINA, 1989-96 - SOURCES, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPACT

Since the Tiananmen Incident in 1989, anti-US sentiments have risen in China. By mid-1996, resentment of the United States had reached an un precedented high among the Chinese people for several reasons, includi ng official propaganda advocated by conservative Chinese leaders, and increased confidence due to China's booming economy. The anti-China wi ng of Congress, Washington's political pressure on Beijing, and the an ti-China tendencies of the U.S. mainstream mass media also contributed to anti-US feelings. Although Chinese resentment of Americans is perh aps unavoidable it will gradually decrease in the future if Beijing re duces its anti-US. propaganda and Washington pays attention to Chinese complaints and has the courage to abandon any hegemonic imperatives.