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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The New York Times on Wednesday (Jan. 19) posted a story on its front page about the growing opinion among Taiwanese ... StayloggedinForgetpassword? Login Notyetamember?Register E-Mail 送出 返回登入頁 密碼設定成功,請使用新密碼登入 | Home Society (Twitter,AmyQinscreenshot) (Twitter,AmyQinscreenshot) TAIPEI(TaiwanNews)—TheNewYorkTimesonWednesday(Jan.19)postedastoryonitsfrontpageaboutthegrowingopinionamongTaiwanesecitizensthattheyhaveaseparateidentityinresponsetoattemptsbyChinatocoerceTaiwanintounitingwiththecommunistautocracy. Titled"‘WeAreTaiwanese’:China’sGrowingMenaceHardensIsland’sIdentity,"reportersAmyQinandAmyChangChienexploredthewaysTaiwanesesocietyhasevolvedoverthedecadesbyinterviewingmembersofafamilythatrepresentstwoverydifferentgenerationsinTaiwan.LiYuan-hsin,a36-year-oldhighschoolteachertypifiestheyoungergenerationthatconsidersthemselvestobedistinctlyTaiwanese,whileher82-year-oldgrandmotherWangYu-lanrepresentsanoldergenerationofKuomintang(KMT)thatstillthinksofthemselvesasChinese. Althoughtheancestorsofover90%ofTaiwanesecitizensarrivedinTaiwanfromChinaatsomepointinthepast300years,mostthinkofthemselvesashavingauniqueidentitythatisseparatefromChina.TheauthorspointoutthatconstantpressurebytheChineseCommunistParty(CCP)tocompelTaiwantounitewithChinahasonlystiffenedTaiwaneseresolve. RecentsurveyshaveshownthatmostTaiwanesedonotwishtobeannexedbyChina,nordotheyseekformalindependenceduetothethreatofwar.WithChineseChairmanXiJinping(習近平)publiclymakingtheabsorptionofTaiwanatoppriorityforhislegacy,tensionsareattheirhighestinyearsashecontinuestointensifyapressurecampaigntoconvinceTaiwantocapitulate. WangrepresentstheoldguardwhofledChina70yearsagoandstillhasacloserculturalaffinitytoChina,havingfledtoTaiwanin1948inthemidstoftheChineseCivilWar.ShestillretainsmanyaspectsofChineseculture,suchaspaintingChineseinklandscapesandplayingtheerhu,butwasindoctrinatedinanti-communistsloganssuchas“RecapturethemainlandfromtheCommunistbandits!” Li,whowasborninTaiwan,insiststhatsheisTaiwanese,andhascontinuedtogrowincreasinglywaryofChinaafteritscrackdowninHongKongandexclusionofTaiwanfromtheWHOduringthepandemic.TheauthorspointedoutthatLirepresentsthe62.3%ofcitizenswhoconsiderthemselvesTaiwanese,asopposedto31.7%whothinkofthemselvesasChineseinthelatestElectionStudyCenterpoll,adramaticshiftfrom17.6%selectingTaiwaneseand46.4%optingforChinesein1992. FrontpageofNewYorkTimesonJan.19.(Twitter,AmyQinscreenshot) TaiwaneseidentityTaiwansovereigntyTaiwanindependenceTaiwaneseculture Tweet USStateDepartmentwebsitereintroducessentencedenyingsupportofTaiwanindependence 2022/06/0312:32 USpresident'spolicyonTaiwanhasconfusedsomebutit'sactuallyclear 2022/06/0311:09 Chinacould'quarantine'Taiwanbyairandsea 2022/06/0119:00 Brookstonehawksglobewith'TaiwanDao'listedaspartofChina 2022/05/3118:28 TaiwangovernmentneedstoinvestigateLagunaWoodschurchshooting 2022/05/2117:24 Updated:2022-06-0405:33GMT+08:00
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