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| | Working Papers-Slogans, Symbols, and Legitimacy: The Case of Wang Jingwei's Nanjing Regime |
 | | Wang was certainly not the only person in twentieth-century Chinese history to fight for correct symbols to establish political legitimacy. |
 | | In October 1933, when Aixinjueluo Puyi, the last Manchu emperor and the Regent of Manzhouguo, was officially informed by the Japanese that he would soon be enthroned, the very first thought to strike his mind, according to his memoirs, was the imperial dragon robe of his ancestors. |
 | | Ordered to ascend the throne in Western-style military uniform in March 1934, Puyi, like Wang on the national flag issue some six years later, exhausted all resources to argue against the Japanese decision. |
| www.indiana.edu /~easc/resources/working_paper/noframe_6a_sloga.htm (8315 words) |
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