TAIPEI: At a barbed-wire museum where political prisoners were once held, visitors lauded Taiwan's modern-day democracy shaped by its own national identity on the island across from authoritarian China. Taipei's Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park is a stark reminder of the island's history as a one-party
TAIPEI: At a barbed-wire museum where political prisoners were once held, visitors lauded Taiwan's modern-day democracy shaped by its own national identity on the island across from authoritarian China.
But locals on Taiwan's main island say they are their own people in a sovereign nation that has forged a unique identity defined by democratic ideals. "This sense of insecurity is making Taiwanese more and more aware of who they are," the 22-year-old told AFP. Just a shade over 1 per cent want to see the island unified with mainland China and the overwhelming majority reject the idea of falling under the shadow of the Chinese Communist Party.While opposition to China can be a motivating factor, University of Missouri's Sydney Yueh, who authored a book on Taiwan's identity politics and culture, said the island's"political reformation" has put in place the roots for a more open and prosperous society.
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