Abstract
Historically, the concept of “Taiwan” has played a variety of roles in the politics of the island. During the Qing 淸 dynasty (1683–1895 in Taiwan), the Han-settled areas of Taiwan were local areas within the larger Qing empire, while the aboriginal areas were quite literally “off the map.” During the Japanese period (1895–1945) several approaches to the identity of Taiwan competed including assimilation as Japanese, local autonomy as Taiwanese in the Japanese empire, and Taiwanese as Chinese.
“What actually is the goal of Taiwan’s democratization? Speaking simply, it is the ‘Taiwanization of Taiwan’ (Taiwan de bentuhua 薹灣的本土化).”
—Former president Li Denghui 1
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Chen Yuan陳元, “ ‘Zhongguo jie’ yu ‘Taiwan jie’ ‘中國結’與 ‘薹灣結 ’ ” (“China Complex” and “Taiwan Complex”), Qianjin zhoukan, 13 (June 25, 1983): 23.
Chen Yingzhen, “Wei le minzu de tuanjie yu heping爲了民族的團結與和平”(For National Unity and Peace), Qianjin zhoukan, 14 (July 2, 1983): 40.
Jiang Xun, “‘Taiwan minzu zhuyi’ de diaogui ‘薹灣民族主義’的弔詭” (TheParadox of “Taiwanese Nationalism”), Qianjin zhoukan, 16 (July 16, 1983): 59.
J. Bruce Jacobs, “China’s Policies Toward Taiwan,” in C. L. Chiou and Leong H. Liew (eds.), Uncertain Future: Taiwan-Hong Kong-China Relations after Hong Kong’s return to Chinese Sovereignty, Aldershot, Brookfield, Singapore, Sydney: Ashgate, 2000, 96–97.
J. Bruce Jacobs, “Cementing Democracy,” Taipei Review, 52.2 (February 2002): 34–39, esp. 36, 38.
J. Bruce Jacobs, “A Tale of Two Cities,” Taiwan Review, 53.3 (March 2003): 24–29, esp. 27.
Huang Tai-lin, “Pan-blue Strategy: Call Yourself Moderate and Pray,” Taipei Times, November 15 (2003): 3.
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Jacobs, J.B. (2005). “Taiwanization” in Taiwan’s Politics. In: Makeham, J., Hsiau, Ac. (eds) Cultural, Ethnic, and Political Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403980618_2
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