Topic: Why is the Kuomintang still referred to as "The Nationalists"?
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posted 14 March 2004 11:41 PM
The only nationalist agenda they represent is that of Taiwan's (predominantly fascist)Mainlander minority.
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posted 15 March 2004 11:55 AM
As far as i can tell, the KMT is usually just called the KMT in most international reporting. On the occasions when they are called the Nationalists, it's because that is still the best translation of Kuo (State) Min (People, Kuo + Min = Nation) Tang (Party). And although they certainly are not Taiwan-nationalist like the DPP, they are officially still greater-China nationalists.
Also: i don't think it's terribly fair to refer to the majority of mainlanders as "fascist." Taiwan should defintely be recognized as independent, but there are a lot of reasons other than fascism to oppose this. The fear of being invaded is prominent among them.
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posted 15 March 2004 07:26 PM
The term Mainlanders refers to a very specific group of Han Chinese in Taiwan that fled the Mainland as the Civil War ended and formed a fascist state against the wishes of the natives who lived there, which included other Han Chinese (known as "Taiwanese") and Malay Aboriginals.
Interestingly, while Pan-Green parties respect Aboriginals enough that most Aboriginal Pan-Green candidates feel comfortable using their given name and Pan-Blue Aboriginal candidates tend to sinosise their names, most Aboriginals vote Pan-Blue.
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