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入关学

入關學
rùguānxué
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 'Entering the Pass' theory (Chinese internet ideology, c. 2019)
  2. 2 online theory framing China's rise as analogous to the Manchu Qing army entering Shanhai Pass to overthrow the Ming and replace them as the dominant power

Examples

入关学在网络上引发了不少争议。
Rùguānxué zài wǎngluò shàng yǐnfā le bùshǎo zhēngyì.
'Entering the Pass' theory has stirred up considerable controversy online.
他用入关学的视角解读国际局势。
Tā yòng rùguānxué de shìjiǎo jiědú guójì júshì.
He interprets the international situation through the lens of 'Entering the Pass' theory.

Tips

history
The analogy: in 1644 the Qing army crossed Shanhai Pass (山海关) and replaced the Ming as China's ruling dynasty. Adherents of 入关学 cast today's China-vs-US rivalry the same way — China as the rising 'Manchu', the US-led order as the declining 'Ming'. Strongly nationalist and contested even within Chinese internet discourse.
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Internet slang / political meme rather than an academic discipline despite the suffix 学 (-xué, 'studies'). Use with awareness of its loaded political coloring.

Stroke Order

入 rù
关 guān
学 xué