The Chinese Threat and Changes of Identity in Taiwan

IF 1.3 4区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Asian Survey Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1525/as.2023.2108868

T.Y. Wang, Chi Huang

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Abstract

The importance of identity in understanding contemporary politics has been well articulated in the social sciences literature. Employing the theory of threat, this study examines the effects on Taiwanese citizens’ identity of Beijing’s repressive measures in Hong Kong and its military intimidation of Taipei. Using three waves of panel data collected in Taiwan between 2018 and 2020, we find that respondents shifted significantly toward identifying as Taiwanese and away from identifying as Chinese. Rather than encouraging identification with China, Beijing’s repressive actions in Hong Kong and military threats toward Taiwan have only strengthened the island citizens’ identity as Taiwanese. Previous scholarship has often assumed that identity is mainly a domestic issue, but we find that events beyond and across national borders can affect the dynamics of identity change.

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中国威胁与台湾认同的变迁

身份在理解当代政治中的重要性在社会科学文献中得到了很好的阐述。本研究运用威胁理论，探讨北京在香港的镇压措施及其对台北的军事恐吓对台湾公民认同的影响。利用2018年至2020年间在台湾收集的三波面板数据，我们发现受访者明显转向认同台湾人，而不是认同中国人。北京在香港的镇压行动和对台湾的军事威胁，非但没有鼓励台湾人认同中国，反而加强了台湾人的身份认同。以前的学者通常认为身份主要是一个国内问题，但我们发现，超越国界和跨越国界的事件可以影响身份变化的动态。

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Asian Survey AREA STUDIES-

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1.80

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22.20%

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