Pansianism is an idea that aims to unify certain Asian nations, in order to create a world power capable of measuring itself against the western ones. It is important to mention that, at the time in which this thought was defended, only eastern countries such as China, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea and, also, the eastern part of Russia were taken into account, since they were the main economic channels of that period, which placed China as the central power. Japan was one of the first territories to suggest this measure, during the Meiji era (1868-1912); however, the desireone of these was to safeguard Japanese culture, which was being strongly influenced by Western culture, or in Fukuzawa Yukichi's words, "Leave Asia and turn to the West."
Mainly, within pan-Asianism the " solidarity unification of the Asian peoples " is defended, to fight against Western imperialism; This comes from the fact that great European powers would have colonized various territories in America, Africa and, of course, Asia. In addition to this, unity is also sought in terms of customs and culture, in aspects such as writing (adopting traditional Chinese typography), implementing Buddhism and Confucianism, and taking advantage of geographical proximity and ethnic similarities.
The Second World War was the most suitable environment to promote this idea, generating around it a hope of "independence from the Western superpowers." Among the cultured men who advocated for this cause, are the 1913 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Rabindranath Tagore, Okakura Kakuzō, who helped the development of the arts in his native Japan and, also, at some point in his life coincided and shared with Tagore his ideas and Sun Yat-sen, doctor and politician, who would be in charge of overthrowing the last Chinese dynasty, establishing the Republic and becoming considered "the father of the Chinese people."
