Anti-Taiwanese sentiment

Anti-Taiwanese sentiment refers to the general dislike or hatred of the Taiwanese people or Taiwanese culture. Anti-Taiwanese sentiment (反臺灣) is often related to but can be distinct from sentiments against Taiwan independence (反臺獨).

People's Republic of China

In the 21st century, anti-Taiwan Jingoism has emerged rapidly in the People's Republic of China, particularly on the Chinese internet.[1] The Chinese government has at times denied that anti-Taiwanese sentiment is present in mainland China, insisting that residents are only opposed to Taiwanese independence. In 2016, the Taiwan Affairs Office declared that "there is no anti-Taiwan sentiment among the people in mainland China, only anti-Taiwan independence".[2] However, scholars have pointed to examples of Chinese netizens attacking Taiwanese people and culture to argue that anti-Taiwanese sentiment is a growing trend on the Chinese internet.[3][4] The China Times published an editorial in 2016 arguing that "anti-China" sentiment had long been present in Taiwan and that "anti-Taiwanese independence" sentiment had long been present in China, but that "anti-Taiwan" sentiment in Chinese civil society was a new and growing phenomenon.[5] In 2018, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office blamed Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party for "triggering the emotions" of mainland netizens while insisting that anti-Taiwanese sentiment was not representative of China's stance.[6]

Chinese authorities have also attempted to discourage anti-Taiwan rhetoric. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, declared in 2021 that mainland netizens should "fight against Taiwanese independence" but not against Taiwan.[7] During a coordinated campaign in 2016 by Chinese internet users to leave anti-independence messages on the Facebook page of newly elected president Tsai Ing-wen, organizers unsuccessfully insisted that participants should only attack the idea of Taiwanese independence rather than Taiwanese people or culture.[4][page needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "What Does Xi Want from Taiwan? (And What Can Taiwan Do About It?)". ChinaFile. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 19 November 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ "国台办：大陆民间不存在反台情绪只反台独". Chinese Internet Information Center (in Chinese). 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ Wang, Weixiang (6 November 2024). "Is "Anti-Taiwan Chauvinism" Rising on the PRC's Internet?". Taiwan Insight. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b Bislev, Ane (2019-01-14), Shei, Chris (ed.), "Don't talk back to your father – online anti-Taiwanese independence nationalist discourse", The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Discourse Analysis (1 ed.), Routledge, pp. 404–414, doi:10.4324/9781315213705-28, ISBN 978-1-315-21370-5
  5. ^ "社论－正视大陆民间的反台情绪". China Times. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ^ "大陆网友有"仇台"心理? 国台办：对立非大陆网友挑起". People's Daily (in Chinese). 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. ^ Wu, Yihao (17 December 2021). "反台獨不反台灣 北京出手疏導「仇台」輿論的深意 原文網址: 反台獨不反台灣 北京出手疏導「仇台」輿論的深意 香港01". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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