Most People in Taiwan Say They Are Taiwanese, Not Chinese: US Survey

Most people in Taiwan identify themselves as Taiwanese instead of Chinese, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. Only 3 percent of people in Taiwan consider themselves as primarily Chinese, the survey found, while 28 percent consider themselves as both Taiwanese and Chinese. Meanwhile, the overwhelming majority, or 67 percent, consider themselves primarily Taiwanese. The survey’s findings indicate a growing sense of pride in the Taiwanese identity. Decades ago, significantly more people identified themselves as Chinese than fully Taiwanese. The trend is the result of more people in Taiwan having come to appreciate the island’s hard-won democracy and the rights and freedoms that they enjoy, despite years of communist China trying to woo Taiwanese people into accepting its rule with a “carrots and sticks” approach....