Taiwanese nationalism () is a
nationalist
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political movement that promotes the cultural identity and unity of
Taiwanese people
Taiwanese people are the Taiwanese nationality law, citizens and nationals of the Republic of China (ROC) and those who reside in an Overseas Taiwanese, overseas diaspora from the entire Taiwan Area. The term also refers to natives or inhabitan ...
as a
nation
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. In recent decades, it consists of cultural or political movements that seek to resolve the current political and social division on the issues of Taiwan's
national identity,
political status, and
political dispute with
China
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. It is closely linked to the
Taiwan independence movement but distinguished from it in that the independence movement seeks to eventually establish an independent "
Republic of Taiwan" in place of or out of the existing Republic of China and obtain
United Nations
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and international
recognition as a
sovereign state
A sovereign state is a State (polity), state that has the highest authority over a territory. It is commonly understood that Sovereignty#Sovereignty and independence, a sovereign state is independent. When referring to a specific polity, the ter ...
, while nationalists seek only to establish or reinforce an independent
Taiwanese identity that distinguishes Taiwanese people apart from the
Chinese nation, without necessarily advocating changing the official name of the country.
ROC independence or Taiwan independence
Taiwanese nationalist camp is largely divided into ''
ROC independence'' (abbreviated ''Huadu'') and ''
Taiwan independence'' (abbreviated ''Taidu''). While supporters of ''Taiwan independence'' seek to establish a "Republic of Taiwan" rather than the Republic of China, but ''ROC independence'' supporters support
two Chinas that strengthen their Taiwanese identity while distinguishing the "Republic of China" from the
People's Republic of China
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.
Taiwanization
Taiwanization is a conceptual term used in Taiwan to emphasize the importance of a Taiwanese culture, society, economy, nationality, and identity rather than to regard Taiwan as solely an appendage of China. In the domestic dispute over the role of Taiwanization,
Chinese nationalists in Taiwan argue that
Taiwanese culture should only be emphasized in the larger context of
Chinese culture
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, while Taiwanese nationalists argue that Chinese culture is only one part of Taiwanese culture.
Taiwanese nationalist political parties
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Taiwanese People's Party
The Taiwanese People's Party, founded in 1927, was nominally Taiwan under Japanese rule, Taiwan's first political party, preceding the founding of the Taiwanese Communist Party by nine months. Initially a party with members holding moderate ...
(1927–1931)
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Taiwanese Communist Party (1928–1931)
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Democratic Progressive Party
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ...
(1986–present)
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Taiwan Independence Party (1996–2020)
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Taiwan Solidarity Union (2001–present)
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New Power Party (2015–present)
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Free Taiwan Party (2015–present)
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Taiwan Statebuilding Party (2016–present)
See also
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1025 rally to safeguard Taiwan /
517 Protest
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Desinicization
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February 28 Incident
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Formosa Alliance
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Han Taiwanese nationalism
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History of Taiwan
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Hong Kong nationalism
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Pro-Taiwanese sentiment
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Qiandao Lake Incident
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Seediq Bale
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Sinicization
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Sinocentrism
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Taiwan nativist literature
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Taiwan Number One
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Taiwanese literature movement
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Taiwanese Localism Front
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Taiwanese nationalism in Taiwan under Japanese rule
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Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
References
2. Tzeng, Shih-jung, 2009. From Honto Jin to Bensheng Ren- the Origin and Development of the Taiwanese National Consciousness, University Press of America. .
Ideology of the Democratic Progressive Party
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