Abstract
Nationalism, which emerges in postwar Taiwan, should be defined as the struggles between “ zhong hua guo jia zhu yi ”, “ tai wan min zu zhu yi ”, “ tai wan guo jia zhu yi ”, and “ guo min zhu yi ”. During the years when Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo were in power, KMT government applied “ zhong hua guo jia zhu yi ” in order to maintain the R.O.C. as an independent state. At the same time, those who devoted themselves to political opposition activities constructed “ tai wan min zu zhu yi ” and “ tai wan guo jia zhu yi ” to mobilize Taiwanese people to stand against the KMT government. When Lee Teng-hui came into power, “zhong hua guo jia zhu yi ” and “ tai wan guo jia zhu yi ” finally converge in the framework of “ R.O.C.=Taiwan ” under the influence of “ Liberalization ”, “ Democratization ” and “ Localization ”. However, after DPP replaced KMT to become the governing party, both of them launched even serverer cut-throat conflict between these two forces. Fortunately, the Taiwanese have already developed definite national identity. And the strong feeling of “ Taiwan-oriented consciousness ” not only urged the KMT and DPP to consider people’s real needs more seriously, but also carved out the new path of “ guo min zhu yi ”.
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