. Is nationalism not regarded as a good value but evil in the Western World? If so, what's wrong with nationalism?

Not in America, it is seen as good to be patriotic.

2. Are Westerners not nationalistic or patriotic at all?

Maybe socialist Europeans, Americans are.

3. Did nationalism exist in the history of Western nations? If so, give examples.

The nation state as we know it was invented by Europe, so yes Nationalism did exist

4. Is the above accustion in the report against China justified?

China is not just nationalistic, but ethnocentric. Despite that I don't believe it is justified

5. There seems to be a phobia in the West over the so-called "Chinese nationalism"? Why?

Not Chinese "nationalism", Japanese are "nationalistic" and so are Koreans but we are not threatened by that. We are threatened by Chinese military and economic power and the fact that unlike S.Korea or Japan they are not dependent on us for their security and do not agree with us most of the time on matters of politics.

6. Is it true that nationalism never existed in China centuries ago but is a recent phenomenon created by the Communist government?

[quote]Nationalism could not have exist in China because China was not a nation-state until the early 1900's, what existed in China was ethnocentrism, hence the term "hanjian" (traitor to Han people). China was a empire and the majority ethnicity were Han. That is not the same as "nationalism" in the modern Western sense.

I think the communist government did not "invent" Chinese nationalism but they promoted it the same way the Japanese under Meiji did and the S.Koreans did after the Korean war to help focus the people on the sacrifices it would take to develop and not on pure personal gain. To not be focused on the countries upliftment made you a type of "traitor" it is a powerful mobilizing force, but dangerous because often nations use it (not just CHina) to create enemies to focus the people's anger toward to take pressure off their own internal political/economic failings.