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It's worth noting that English speakers may think of the word "Chinese" as referring to both a nationality and an ethnicity, so we imagine that if a Taiwanese person identifies nationally as Taiwanese, they may still identify ethnically as Chinese. But, in technical terms, the ethnicity is "Han", and "Chinese" is just a term of nationality. English speakers rarely use the term Han, but Mandarin speakers do. So I think Taiwanese people are likely to identify as Han regardless of their political beliefs; but identifying as Chinese is a statement of nationality.
– T Hummus
Commented Apr 5, 2023 at 20:51
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@THummus Thanks for pointing that out. It didn't occur to me that knowledge is uncommon in the anglo-sphere, I think that is why English speakers often get tripped over with these lingos.
– QuantumWalnut
Commented Apr 6, 2023 at 6:20
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I think your description of identifying as Chinese is unnecessarily negative and restrictive. Someone who believes that mainland China and Taiwan should reunite peacefully, somewhat similar to East and West Germany could also self-identify as Chinese and might think that a forceful annexation is wrong at the same time.
– quarague
Commented Apr 6, 2023 at 13:40
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@jcaron I think the most accurate comparison is Ukraine-Russia. Ukrainians have their own distinct identity that is primarily about social history rather than ethnic history. You see the Putin regime frequently claiming Ukranians to be "Russians", which is used as a pretense for current annexation / genocide. At the end of the day, it's really just about democracy vs authoritarianism.
– QuantumWalnut
Commented Apr 6, 2023 at 14:49
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@QuantumWalnut, I think it would be more accurate to say it's about right-wing liberals versus assorted opponents. The liberal is only "democratic" in the historical sense, where rich capitalists have voting weight according to wealth, and working people are disenfranchised.
– Steve
Commented Apr 7, 2023 at 8:21

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