All Chinese people are familiar with the word “China” but no one knows the exact meaning behind it. As the question goes further, we may raise more questions as follows. What is “oriental”, what is “Chinese”, when did the “Chinese” awareness emerge, what does the “Han nationality” have to do with “China”, how to define the nation “China” in history and reality, and will China merge into Asia? The well-known scholar Ge Zhaoguang reflects on these questions in the book to secure a new perception of the noun “China” in the context of Asia or the whole world in a fashion that is steadfast in China’s stand and goes beyond the existing bounds.

Here In ‘China’ I Dwell: Reconstructing Historical Discourses of China for Our Time provides convincing answers to the questions above. It is closely related to the political, historical and ideological environment of our times and responds to major academic questions worldwide.