Abstract
The identity issue in Taiwan has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. Notably, at each election in Taiwan, much observation and commentary in both domestic and international media has centered on the development of identity politics. Indeed, identity has been one of the pivotal factors in electoral mobilization in Taiwan since the 1980s. However, it is necessary to investigate this development from a historical and dynamic approach.
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Hsiao, HH.M., Yan, JF. (2006). Taiwan’s New National Identity, Domestic. In: Hua, S. (eds) Reflections on the Triangular Relations of Beijing-Taipei-Washington Since 1995. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230602014_7
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