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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?[/quote]
I figured you would pull out the Japan card. Because everyone look at Taiwanese independence through that anti-Japan complex.
The fact is Taiwanese independence of yesteryears was truly filled with folks who were Japanese sympathisers. But that’s about 20 years behind. These days everyone in Taiwan are essentially for Taiwanese independence, even the pan-blue folks. To chose the status quo is to chose Taiwanese independence, because the status quo is independence. The era of equating the independence movement with the legacy of Japan’s influence have been long over.
And as for Taiwanese handing over the keys. Please remember it was the Manchu’s that gave the Japanese the keys. The Manchurians. Talk about another foreign power. And here’s food for thought. How much resistence did the Chinese people put up against the foreign invasion and oppression from the Manchurians? How many Chinese took the bait and became Manchurian running dogs? Who ultimately crushed the first Taiwanese kingdom of Koxinga and handed it to the Manchus? A Han Chinese turncoat Manchu running dog admiral Shi Lang.
And who is honored as a cultural hero and as the namesake of China’s first aircraft carrier? Shi Lang. Yesterday’s turncoat is today’s hero. How ironic.
The Japanese strategy in Taiwan was the same as it was in Korea. Divide and conquer. They divided the population into essentially a caste system, with folks that were willing to assimilate as Japanese on the top. In Korea the same thing happened. Some of the top dogs in Korea today are the off springs of the same folks that were willing to be “Japanese” during the occupation.
But the difference is in Korea there was no KMT that came over to cleanse that group and stigmatize that group. In Taiwan’s case, the KMT cleansed that pro-Japanese group and instilled their own system of patronage. Is it truly that much more different? Not really. But what the KMT was able to do was to stigmatize the entire Taiwanese independence movement with the broad stroke and label it as pro-Japanese sympathisers. And now the Chinese from across the strait try to do the same.
I too am the product of Chinese ex-military KMT and Taiwanese parents. There is no need to flame you. Bottom line is the Japanese link is very old school and it is designed to give the KMT cover. The truth is if today there are no military threats from China and no Shi Lang aircraft carrier on deck, you and I both know what the people of Taiwan will overwhelmingly chose.
