Most current Taiwanese don’t think they’re the rightful rulers of China. But, some groups have never completely given up that claim. The official name of Taiwan is the “Republic of China”, as in “Republic of all of China, including the parts currently under the control of PRC”
Given that the DPP just won again, I’d say it’s fair to guess that more than half the country thinks of themselves as more Taiwanese than Chinese.
It was the KMT that still represented the belief that the rightful rulers of all of China is the exiled government of the Republic of China currently based in Taiwan. But, I think even most KMT voters don’t really think they’re the rightful rulers of the mainland anymore. They just think of themselves as having a Chinese identity.
If something magical happened and overnight China became a liberal democracy, I think there would be many people in Taiwan who would want to go “home” to China. But, I’d guess it isn’t a majority anymore. My guess is that even among the people who think of themselves as Chinese rather than Taiwanese, most of them now consider Taiwan to be home.
Most current Taiwanese don’t think they’re the rightful rulers of China. But, some groups have never completely given up that claim. The official name of Taiwan is the “Republic of China”, as in “Republic of all of China, including the parts currently under the control of PRC”
Given that the DPP just won again, I’d say it’s fair to guess that more than half the country thinks of themselves as more Taiwanese than Chinese.
It was the KMT that still represented the belief that the rightful rulers of all of China is the exiled government of the Republic of China currently based in Taiwan. But, I think even most KMT voters don’t really think they’re the rightful rulers of the mainland anymore. They just think of themselves as having a Chinese identity.
If something magical happened and overnight China became a liberal democracy, I think there would be many people in Taiwan who would want to go “home” to China. But, I’d guess it isn’t a majority anymore. My guess is that even among the people who think of themselves as Chinese rather than Taiwanese, most of them now consider Taiwan to be home.