To make itself the successor to the Republic of China which fought most of the wars in China against the Japanese from 1937 to 1945 and was one of the five major founders of the United Nations after the Second World War.

To boost nationalism in China and legitimize itself by nationalism.

To attempt to instill Chinese nationalism into Hong Kongers and Taiwanese with a view to curbing the separatist thoughts in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

To use Chinese nationalism as a means to bargain with Tokyo over economic and territorial disputes with Japan in the foreseeable future.