Unlike some negative evaluations, there were peace-oriented Pan-Asianisms, with some variations, in the Northeast Asia during the late 19th and early 20th century. Those were Korean Ahn Jung Keun`s Oriental Peace, Japanese early radical liberals` Asia...
Unlike some negative evaluations, there were peace-oriented Pan-Asianisms, with some variations, in the Northeast Asia during the late 19th and early 20th century. Those were Korean Ahn Jung Keun`s Oriental Peace, Japanese early radical liberals` Asian Peace, Russian Easternists` Easternism, and Chinese Sun Wen`s Great Asianism. They were all Pan-Asianisms seeking for regional peace and prosperity based on spontaneity and horizontal solidarity. Based on geographical proximity and cultural solidarity of the Asia, their thoughts emphasized, in the politico-military sense, principles such as anti-war pacifism, territorial non-aggression, equal rights among governments, and respect for national sovereignty. Furthermore, they argued for, in the economic aspect, realizing regional co-prosperity through cooperation and trade revitalization, all of which proves they were progressive ideas especially in the imperialist era. Those Pan-Asianisms had their own limits, although they can be used as an ideological foundation to resolve various conflicts the region faces today. Residents in the region, on the one hand, need to develop those thoughts that emphasized cross-national horizontal solidarity and multilateral cooperation. On the other hand, governments will have to push active foreign policies to establish a regional multilateral cooperation system based on those common ideas and ideologies.