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...outgoing President, Chen Shui-bian of the rival Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP. In 2000 Chen made history by becoming the first non-KMT President of Taiwan. He won by tapping into and championing a rising spirit of Taiwanese nationalism. Many people in Taiwan no longer consider their island a part of China; instead, they see Taiwan as a de facto independent state and desire an identity of their own. The search for Taiwan identity also had a sharp anti-KMT edge. The KMT has historically been the party of the mainlanders who came to Taiwan with Chiang...
...languages the KMT once banned in the classrooms - is now compulsory in elementary school. Today's youth and pop artists have also sparked a movement that embraces local culture. An ethnic slur, taike - which Taiwan's mainlanders used decades ago to describe the uncultured locals they found on the island - has become something cool. Taike now means a "Taiwanese character" (as in "that guy's a real character"). In his hit rap song I Love TW [Taiwan] Girls, taike icon MC Hotdog even snubs a supermodel for the down-to-earth Taiwanese...
...Formally at least, Taiwan's independence has proven an impossible dream. Beijing, highly sensitive to any threat to its claims to the island, has successfully thwarted Taiwan's efforts to get international recognition. Taiwan isn't even a member of the U.N. Under Chen, issues of Taiwan sovereignty and identity rose to the forefront, and he pursued a series of policies aimed at bolstering Taiwan's sense of independence. For example, on the same day as the election, Chen's government has scheduled a controversial referendum that will ask the public whether the island should apply to join...
...independence efforts "the biggest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait." Chen also annoyed Washington, Taiwan's chief ally, which came to see him as a troublemaker bent on escalating tensions with China. At the same time, Chen brought Taiwan no closer to true independence. Instead, the island got further isolated within an Asia that is more tightly linked around an expanding China. "We tried to help our sense of Taiwan identity, but it resulted in self-marginalization in the region," says Philip Yang, a political scientist at National Taiwan University in Taipei. As a result, "we believe...
...four weeks have led many to characterize her campaign as losing hope—even though her campaign issued a signed statement to the contrary. Yet even in the face of these criticisms, Clinton’s recent triumphs in Texas and Ohio last week, as well as Rhode Island have both revived her campaign and cemented her position as the best candidate for the Democratic nomination...