Taiwanese Consciousness vs. Chinese Consciousness: The National Identity and the Dilemma of Polarizing Society in Taiwan

[[abstract]]The dilemma of national identity that Taiwan is facing is rooted in Taiwan’s geo-historical context and contemporary cross-strait relations. Since the development of democracy and two peaceful transitions of the executive branch of government, issues relevant to group conflict and peace in Taiwan seem to be more about national identity than ethnic identity. This study aimed to demonstrate that there exist three main national identity groups, i.e. Chinese First, Taiwanese First, and Taiwanese Only, and opposite and polarized ideology of national identities and political party support, i.e. pan-blue and pan green in Taiwan. The result showed that three cluster of ideology, such as Big-China-ism, Taiwan-Independence-ism and Taiwan-loving-ism. Most people are Taiwan-loving-ism and regard Taiwan as “small and beautiful” as well as emphasize Taiwanese collective self-esteem. Big-China-ism and Taiwan-Independence-ism correspond with pro-unification (pan-blue) and pro-independence(pan-green) had resulted in antagonism between the polarized groups.[[fileno]]2080111030008[[department]]學習科學研究