Abstract
The rise of Taiwanese consciousness, the view of Taiwan as its own entity and not as an appendage of China, seems almost inevitable in light of Taiwan’s economic growth and political reform. The people of Taiwan have their own unique set of experiences and share a common destiny. Psychological identification with each other and their land and its history is a natural development. But does psychological identification imply national identity?
If you eat too fast you may bite the rice bowl.
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Chapter 6 Expanding Taiwanese Consciousness
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Bedford, O., Hwang, KK. (2006). Expanding Taiwanese Consciousness. In: Taiwanese Identity and Democracy: The Social Psychology of Taiwan’s 2004 Elections. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403983558_6
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