[quote=ocrenter]all of this Chinese vs Taiwanese sensitivities is from psychological complexes.
Chinese have an inferiority complex from the years of foreign domination. They look at the Taiwan situation from a pure racial disgrace stand point. meaning they see Taiwan’s separation from China as a consequence of foreign manipulation and Chinese weakness of yesteryears. Therefore, at every opportunity, including this thread about a basketball breakout, they will try to squish down anything that potentially point to the separateness of the two countries.
Taiwanese also have a complex. Because of constant Chinese pressure in regard to Taiwanese sovereignty, Taiwanese tend to guard against any possible infringement of that sovereignty, down to getting mad if someone call them Chinese instead of Taiwanese.
My take on this is when China finally grow up as a nation (it is in its teenager phase with its rapid development), hopefully its citizens will be more mature and shed their inferiority complex. if a group of people feel confident, they would not be so reliant on delusional claims on other people’s country. Then the Taiwanese complex would go away as well.
If the two countries have normal relations as fellow ethnic brother nations, then I do not see how there would be any barriers to the type of pan-ethnic Chinese love fest flu was hoping for.[/quote]
You know the irony behind this sort of taiwanese complex is that… Well, you know I hate to say this. But at least China didn’t hand the keys over to Japan and subject themselves to Japanese rule like Taiwan did. Talk about slave mentality. China at least had the balls to fight (albeit not very well).
Why do you think when the tsunami/earthquake hit and despite Taiwan donated a significant portion of economic aid to Japan, not a single recognition from Japan but instead thanked China??? Japan looks down at Taiwan. Because they view Taiwan as a bunch of ass kissers. Old japan will never respect Taiwan for that reason. ever. All this ranting against Japan revisionism during WWII and the war crimes isn’t really being pushed from Taiwan now is it? Where’s the dignity in that??
Yeah, flame on… But before you do, half my family is native TW and the other half came over with the KMT and army.
It’s not going to matter really much so. You’re going to end up doing business among both countries anyway so why bother fighting over technicalities?
