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====[[File:PanAsian.png]] Pan-Asianism====
'''Pan-Asianism''' is an ideological and political movement that calls for the unity of the Asian peoples. It originated in the [[File:Cball-Japan.png]] Japanese Empire during the reign of [[File:Showa.png]] [[Showa Statism|Emperor Showa]].

The peak of Pan-Asianism occurred during the Second World War. Japanese propaganda instilled Pan-Asian ideology in the Asian territories occupied by Japanese troops. For greater efficiency, Japan has contributed to the formation of ''de jure'' independent states in these territories, such as the state of Burma, the Vietnamese Empire, Manchukuo, Azad Hind, and others. The main Pan-Asian slogan ''Asia for Asians'' called for the struggle of indigenous Asian peoples against [[File:Cball-UK.png]] British and [[File:Cball-US.png]] American [[File:Colonial.png]] [[Imperialism|colonialism]]. Although the pan-Asianism ideology stems from Japan's own attempt to compete with, and eventually prevail over, Western powers in the Meji Restoration, critics assert that pan-Asianism was employed as a propaganda tactic to encourage citizens in occupied territories to accept Japanese imperialism. 

The idea of "Asian values" is somewhat of a resurgence of Pan-Asianism. One foremost enthusiast of the idea was the former Prime Minister of [[File:Cball-Singapore.png]] Singapore, [[File:PAP(Singapore).png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism|Lee Kuan Yew]]. In [[File:Cball-India.png]] India, [[File:Demsocstar.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|Ram Manohar Lohia]] dreamed of a united [[File:Soc-h.png]] [[Socialism|socialist]] Asia.