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New Taiwanese (Chinese: 新台灣人), also known as New Era Taiwanese, is a form of nationalism and political ideology in Taiwan. It was first proposed by the former President of the Republic of China, Lee Teng-hui, in 1998. It briefly became an official stance of the Kuomintang (KMT), and former President Ma Ying-jeou once used it as a central theme of his election campaign. Lee Teng-hui hoped to use democracy and Taiwanese identity to replace traditional nationalism, which was previously categorized by ethnic origin. He advocated that regardless of whether one belongs to the "benshengren" (local) or "waishengren" (mainland-born) ethnic groups, anyone who identifies with Taiwan can become a New Taiwanese, thereby establishing Taiwanese nationalism.
The People's Republic of China considers this a form of Taiwan independence thought.
Overview
[edit]In a 1995 speech, Lee Teng-hui proposed that Taiwan needed to establish a new sense of "community of destiny" consciousness to deepen Taiwanese democracy. In 1998, Lee officially introduced this claim, hoping to use it to resolve Taiwan's long-standing national identity issues and form a collective Taiwanese consciousness. During the 1998 Taipei mayoral election, Ma Ying-jeou used this as his main campaign theme, successfully defeating Chen Shui-bian to be elected as the Mayor of Taipei, allowing the Kuomintang to regain control of the Taipei city government. In the 2002 election, Ma Ying-jeou continued to use this slogan.
In his book New: The Stance of Taiwan, Lee Teng-hui argued that the New Taiwanese represents a form of civic nationalism.[1] This differs from the "Old Taiwanese" defined by ethnicity and bloodline. Instead, "New Taiwanese" is a nation formed under a common Taiwanese consciousness based on identification with Taiwan and identification with democracy. This claim was used to establish the concept that Taiwan and China belong to different countries, and that Taiwan is not a subordinate state of China.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Su Fang-ho (2015-09-15). "Lee Publishes New Book, Proposing the Concept of New Taiwanese". Liberty Times. Archived from the original on 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ↑ Chen Min-feng (2015-09-15). "Lee Teng-hui Discusses New Taiwanese and China as Different Countries". Radio France Internationale. Archived from the original on 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
External links
[edit]- Lee Teng-hui, "The Meaning of New Era Taiwanese" Archived 2023-11-18 at the Wayback Machine