query: Who was the first Taiwanese President?

title: President of the Republic of China

text: Ching-Kuo, and power switched back to the presidency when Chiang became president. After President Lee Teng-hui succeeded Chiang as president in 1988, the power struggle within the KMT extended to the constitutional debate over the relationship between the president and the premier. The first three premiers under Lee, Yu Kuo-hwa, Lee Huan, and Hau Pei-tsun were mainlanders who had initially opposed Lee's ascension to power. The appointment of Lee and Hau were compromises by President Lee to placate conservatives in the KMT. The subsequent appointment of the first native Taiwanese premier Lien Chan was taken as a sign of Lee's

title: Taiwanese people

text: The campaign saw resonance with the people of Taiwan and the term "Taiwanese" has been used by politicians of all parties to refer to the electorate in an effort to secure votes. The concept of a separate Taiwanese identity has become such an integral factor to the election culture in Taiwan, that identifying as a Taiwanese has become essential to being elected in Taiwan . The term "New Taiwanese" (新臺灣人) was coined by former President of the Republic of China, Lee Teng-hui in 1995 to bridge the ethnic cleavage that followed the February 28 Incident of 1947 and characterized the

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: of the first politicians of Mainlander origin to use Taiwanese in semi-formal occasions. Since then, politicians opposed to Taiwanese independence have used it frequently in rallies, even when they are not native speakers and speak it poorly. Conversely, politicians who have traditionally been identified with Taiwan independence have used Mandarin on formal occasions and semi-formal occasions such as press conferences. An example of the latter is former President Chen Shui-bian who uses Mandarin in all official state speeches, but uses mainly Taiwanese in political rallies and some informal state occasions such as New Year greetings. The current President of Taiwan

title: Taiwanese Australians

text: who may speak all three languages. Taiwanese Australians of mixed Hoklo and Hakka Heritage may speak only Taiwanese Mandarin as their heritage language. Second Generation Taiwanese who are of mixed Hoklo Taiwanese and Waisheng Taiwanese (or other Chinese) heritage may only know Taiwanese Mandarin at most and not a word of Taiwanese. Brisbane remains as Australia's top Taiwanese settling city with Sydney and Melbourne coming in close. Taiwanese Australians Taiwanese Australians are Australian citizens of ethnic Taiwanese ancestry. Taiwanese ancestry can manifest itself in several ways. Anyone who was born in Taiwan, is descended from someone born in Taiwan, was

title: Taiwanese Australians

text: of proficiency varies. Many second generation immigrants speak Taiwanese as their heritage language and may not know any Mandarin. This is typical for many overseas Taiwanese. There are also second generation Taiwanese, especially whose families are from the Taipei Metropolitan Area, who speak Mandarin as their heritage language and know little Taiwanese. Mandarin or Taiwanese as the heritage language, however, depends on parents, and whether the individuals are exposed to Mandarin through Taiwanese Mandarin schools. Second generation Taiwanese of Hakka descent tend to speak better Mandarin as their heritage language. There are many first generation Taiwanese of full Hakka heritage

title: Taiwanese Americans

text: most immigrants to the United States, linguistic fluency in the heritage language quickly disappears in the second generation. Many second generation Taiwanese Americans are exposed to Taiwanese, but their level of proficiency varies. Many second generation immigrants speak Taiwanese as their heritage language and know little Mandarin, while others, especially whose families are from the Taipei Metropolitan Area, speak Mandarin as their heritage language and know little Taiwanese. Second generation Taiwanese of Hakka descent tend to speak better Mandarin as their heritage language. There are many first generation Taiwanese of full Hakka heritage who may speak all three languages. Taiwanese

title: Taiwanese Americans

text: Taiwanese Americans Taiwanese Americans () are Americans who have full or partial Taiwanese heritage. This includes American-born citizens who descend from migrants from Taiwan. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 49% of people who consider themselves Taiwanese live in the state of California. New York and Texas have the second and third largest Taiwanese American populations, respectively. Well-known Taiwanese Americans include Jeremy Lin, Constance Wu, Steve Chen, Elaine Chao, etc. Prior to the 1950s emigration from Taiwan (ROC) (then called Formosa) was negligible. In 1600, 98% of the population on the island was Taiwanese aborigines. Dutch occupied southwestern Taiwan between

title: Taiwanese Australians

text: Taiwanese Australians Taiwanese Australians are Australian citizens of ethnic Taiwanese ancestry. Taiwanese ancestry can manifest itself in several ways. Anyone who was born in Taiwan, is descended from someone born in Taiwan, was raised in Taiwan (but was not necessarily born there), possesses Taiwanese (ROC) citizenship, has an ancestor who possesses or possessed Taiwanese (ROC) citizenship, or has pledged allegiance to the Republic of China government, can also be considered to be Taiwanese, regardless of their ethnicity. Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China, is a fully autonomous state located on a medium-sized island which lies 180 km (111

title: The Outsiders (Taiwanese TV series)

text: The Outsiders (Taiwanese TV series) The Outsiders (Traditional Chinese: 鬥魚; Pinyin: "Dou Yu"; meaning "Fighting Fish") is a 2004 Taiwanese romance and action series starring then newcomers Dylan Kuo, Ady An, Blue Lan and Michael Zhang. The drama is often referred to as the Taiwanese version of the popular Hong Kong film series "Young and Dangerous" which is about the stories of triad gangs. The drama is Dylan Kuo's first lead role, before then he was a popular model who only had bit cameo roles in dramas. The drama began airing on channel GTV on 4 April 2004 on Sunday

title: Taiwanese hip hop

text: Taiwanese hip hop Taiwanese hip hop music started in the early 1990s, popularized by the early hip hop trio L.A. Boyz. A distinctive style of rap emerged using Taiwanese Hokkien as opposed to the Mandarin Chinese used in Mandopop. The first Mandarin rap song was done by singer-songwriter Harlem Yu in Taiwan, who is known for being one of the first artist to experiment with R&B and rap in the Mandopop music industry, in the early 80s which was parallel to the early New York 80s rap songs. L.A. Boyz is a Taiwanese pop/rap group composed of 2 brothers, and

title: Taiwanese Canadians

text: Vancouver metropolitan area now has the largest Taiwanese community in Canada. There is also an established Taiwanese community in Toronto, but more spread out than its counterpart in Vancouver. Unlike the Taiwanese American community with a longer history in North America, the majority of the younger Taiwanese Canadians are either first generation or 1.5 generation immigrants who have either grown up entirely in Taiwan or have completed at least some elementary or junior high school education in Taiwan prior to immigrating to Canada. This is because many Taiwanese Canadian households are made up of households where the providers are people

title: Taiwanese Americans

text: dual or singular, are entitled to the same rights. US natural born citizens were emphasized in the decision. Taiwanese Americans Taiwanese Americans () are Americans who have full or partial Taiwanese heritage. This includes American-born citizens who descend from migrants from Taiwan. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 49% of people who consider themselves Taiwanese live in the state of California. New York and Texas have the second and third largest Taiwanese American populations, respectively. Well-known Taiwanese Americans include Jeremy Lin, Constance Wu, Steve Chen, Elaine Chao, etc. Prior to the 1950s emigration from Taiwan (ROC) (then called Formosa) was

title: Taiwanese Canadians

text: Taiwanese Canadians Taiwanese Canadians are Canadian citizens who originated from Taiwan and are of Taiwanese ancestry. There are over hundred thousand Taiwanese who have gained citizenship or permanent residency status in Canada. Taiwanese people have been present in Canada since the 1970s but many of those immigrants have since moved to the United States and have become part of the Taiwanese American and Chinese American communities. Starting from the late 1980s, many Taiwanese people immigrated to Canada, especially Vancouver, British Columbia, and to the adjacent cities of Burnaby, Richmond, and Coquitlam to form a permanent Taiwanese Canadian community. The Greater

title: The First President

text: The First President The First President () is a 2011 Chinese biographical film directed by Wang Caitao, produced by Han Sanping, and starring Qiu Xinzhi, Nie Mei, Liu Jing, Han Geng, Tian Liang, Johnny Zhang, Xiong Naijin and He Jie. The film is about the life of Sun Yat-sen, founding father of Kuomintang and president of the Republic of China. In 1912, Sun Yat-sen was elected provisional president of the Republic of China. Yuan Shikai, a warlord leaded up to the abdication of the last Qing Emperor Puyi, and became president of the Republic of China. At this time, Sun

title: Taiwanese Americans

text: Americans of mixed Hoklo and Hakka Heritage may speak only Mandarin as their heritage language. Organizations geared towards Taiwanese Americans include the FAPA Formosan Association for Public Affairs, NATPA North America Taiwanese Professors Association, TACL Taiwanese American Citizens League, TAP Taiwanese American Professionals, and Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA).. In addition, most cities with concentrations of Taiwanese Americans have a Taiwan association or Taiwan Center. The first Taiwanese church in North America, the Winfield Reformed Church in Woodside, New York, was established in 1969. The Taiwanese also run several of North America's major Chinese-language newspapers, such as the "World

title: Taiwanese Canadians

text: shopping center complexes in Seattle's International District (Chinatown) may be owned by Taiwanese and/or Chinese people but cater mostly to other Asians such as first-generation Southeast Asians of Vietnamese and Cambodian heritage. Shops particularly in the heart of the International District are owned by older-established Cantonese/Toisan Chinese Americans (the descendants of the first Chinese who built up most of the Chinatowns in many American cities). Seattle is much closer to Vancouver than to San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles (all located in California with large Chinese and Taiwanese communities). The Greater Vancouver area has amenities for Taiwanese and Chinese

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: (DPP) and Dr. Tsai Ing-wen has been criticized by her supporters for not using Taiwanese in speeches. Former President Ma Ying-jeou spoke in Taiwanese during his 2008 Double Ten Day speech when he was talking about the state of the economy in Taiwan. In the early 21st century, there are few differences in language usage between the pro-reuinification leaning Pan-Blue Coalition and the independence leaning Pan-Green Coalition. Both tend to use Taiwanese Hokkien at political rallies and sometimes in informal interviews, and both tend to use Mandarin at formal press conferences and official state functions. Both also tend to use

title: Taiwanese animation

text: The following are well known animation directors who produced feature-length animated films and animated television programs since the 1990s. Taiwanese animation Taiwanese animation can be traced back to 1954's black and white animation "Wu Song Fights the Tiger" (武松打虎) by the Kuei Brothers but the earliest surviving is "The Race Between Turtle and Rabbit" (龜兔賽跑) produced at the end of the 1960s by the Kuangchi Program Service and was also the first color animation in Taiwan. In the 1970s, Taiwanese animators went abroad to study the animation production techniques in the United States and Japan, opening up Taiwan's OEM animation

title: Taiwanese people

text: in the civil service as opposed to Taiwanese who were regarded as "untrustworthy". Recurrent violent suppression of dissent also played an important role in enforcing a separate sense of "Taiwanese-ness" . Under the KMT structure, "Taiwanese" became a strong "regional" identity. The term has often been used synonymously with benshengren, a term which covered both Hokkien and Hakka whose ancestors arrived in Taiwan before the Japanese restrictions on immigration in 1895. "Taiwanese" was used in contrast with "waishengren" (mainlanders), who included the people who followed the KMT to Taiwan between 1945 and 1949 and their descendants. The government tended to

title: Taiwanese people

text: Taiwanese people Taiwanese people () are people from Taiwan who share a common Taiwanese culture and speak Mandarin Chinese, Hokkien, Hakka, or Aboriginal languages as a mother tongue. Taiwanese people may also refer to individuals who either claim or are imputed cultural identity focused on Taiwan or areas under the control of the Government of the Republic of China since 1945, including Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu islands (see Taiwan Area). At least three competing (occasionally overlapping) paradigms are used to identify someone as a Taiwanese person: nationalist criteria, self-identification (including the concept of "New Taiwanese") criteria, and socio-cultural criteria. These

title: Taiwanese Australians

text: Taiwan or from another region), and there are many of these people living in Australia. As for the Han Taiwanese, there are virtually no widely-known records of Taiwanese immigration to Australia prior to the 1970s, with Taiwanese people only being counted in Australian censuses since 1976 . Taiwanese people were originally classified exactly the same as Chinese people (so you could not easily tell who was Taiwanese), and Taiwan is still classified as a "subregion of China" in Australian censuses. Taiwanese people were only allowed to migrate to Australia, on a large scale, beginning from 1973, with the dismantlement of

title: Taiwanese identity

text: of China, Taiwanese who hate Chinese nationalism do not recognize themselves as Chinese nationals. The negative image of the Fenqing (angry youth) from the People's Republic of China on the internet who have pursued aggressive Chinese nationalism, and their threats to freedom, human rights, and democracy in Taiwan are the main reasons many Taiwanese do not identify themselves as Chinese nationals or Chinese. In response, Taiwanese Fenqing or angry youth have resorted to pursuing aggressive Taiwanese nationalism in retaliation against the Fenqing from the PRC on the internet. In a 2009 "Global Views Monthly"(遠見雜誌) poll, Taiwanese who recognized themselves as

title: Overseas Taiwanese

text: to 919,000 people of Taiwanese descent living in the country. They are mostly concentrated in California, New York, and Texas. There are over 91,000 Taiwanese people in Canada, mainly living in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario. Overseas Taiwanese Overseas Taiwanese (), also called "people of Taiwanese descent" (), are people who are living outside of Taiwan but are of Taiwanese ancestry or descent. Overseas Taiwanese may live in other territories such as the People's Republic of China and are not necessarily Taiwan nationals. Overseas Taiwanese may not have been born in or lived in Taiwan. In November 2014

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien (; ; translated as Taiwanese Min Nan), also known as Taiwanese/Taiwanese language in Taiwan ( / ), is a variety of the Hokkien Chinese language spoken natively by about 70% of the population of Taiwan. It is spoken by the Taiwanese Hoklo people, who descended from immigrants from southern Fujian during the Qing dynasty. The Pe̍h-ōe-jī (POJ) romanization is a popular orthography for this variant of Hokkien. Taiwanese Hokkien is generally similar to the speeches of Amoy, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou (branches of Chinese Minnan), as well as their dialectal forms used in Southeast Asia and are

title: Overseas Taiwanese

text: Overseas Taiwanese Overseas Taiwanese (), also called "people of Taiwanese descent" (), are people who are living outside of Taiwan but are of Taiwanese ancestry or descent. Overseas Taiwanese may live in other territories such as the People's Republic of China and are not necessarily Taiwan nationals. Overseas Taiwanese may not have been born in or lived in Taiwan. In November 2014 the "Taipei Times" cited an estimate of 1 million Taiwanese living in China. Overseas citizens must return to Taiwan to legally vote in elections, as Taiwan does not use absentee ballots. In the United States, there are 230,382

title: Taiwanese indigenous peoples

text: by the Taiwanese. The Hoklo Taiwanese term was forced upon Aborigines like the Pazeh. A racist, anti-Aboriginal slur was also used by Chiu Yi-ying, a DPP Taiwanese legislator. Chiu Yi-ying said the racist words were intended for Aboriginal KMT members. The Aborigines in the KMT slammed President Tsai over the criminal punishment of a hunter of Bunun Aboriginal background. In response to the "apology" ceremony held by Tsai, KMT Aboriginals refused to attend. Aboriginals demanded that recompense from Tsai to accompany the apology. Aboriginal protestors slammed Tsai for not implementing sovereignty for Aboriginals and not using actions to back up

title: The First President

text: Yat-sen went to Japan. And Song Jiaoren formed the Parliament and pushed the republican system into practice, finally, Song Jiaoren was assassinated. After Sun Yat-sen received the news, he returned to China and organized the Second Revolution. The film was released on September 30, 2011 in China. The First President The First President () is a 2011 Chinese biographical film directed by Wang Caitao, produced by Han Sanping, and starring Qiu Xinzhi, Nie Mei, Liu Jing, Han Geng, Tian Liang, Johnny Zhang, Xiong Naijin and He Jie. The film is about the life of Sun Yat-sen, founding father of Kuomintang

title: Taiwanese Canadians

text: size, but they tend to identify themselves more as Chinese Canadians. First-generation or 1.5-generation Taiwanese Canadians (especially Bensheng Taiwanese) are often fluent in both Mandarin as well as Taiwanese. To a lesser extent, Hakka is also spoken by those of Taiwanese Hakka heritage. Among the second generation, English often becomes their preferred language and linguistic fluency in the heritage language varies. Thus, many second-generation Taiwanese Canadians either speak Taiwanese as their heritage language and may not know any Mandarin or speak Mandarin as their heritage language and know little Taiwanese (the latter is particularly common among families from the Taipei

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: by a Taiwanese monolingual, as knowledge of Mandarin character readings is required to fully decipher it. In 2007, the Ministry of Education in Taiwan published a list of 300 Han characters standardized for the use of writing Taiwanese and implemented the teaching of them in schools. In 2008, the ministry published a second list of 100 characters, and in 2009 added 300 more, giving a total of 700 standardized characters used to write uniquely Taiwanese Hokkien words. With increasing literacy in Taiwanese, there are currently more Taiwanese online bloggers who write Taiwanese Hokkien online using these standardized Chinese characters. Han

title: Taiwanese identity

text: Aboriginal admixture, which is limited to Hoklo Han in Southern Taiwan. Plains aboriginals who were mixed and assimilated into the Hoklo Han population at different stages were differentiated by the historian Melissa J. Brown between "short-route" and "long-route". The ethnic identity of assimilated Plains Aboriginals in the immediate vicinity of Tainan was still known since a pure Hoklo Taiwanese girl was warned by her mother to stay away from them. The insulting name "fan" was used against Plains Aborigines by the Taiwanese, and the Hoklo Taiwanese speech was forced upon Aborigines like the Pazeh. Hoklo Taiwanese has repalced Pazeh and

title: Taiwanese Australians

text: the White Australia Policy. For this reason, Taiwanese migration to Australia prior to 1973, or perhaps prior to 1945 (the end of WWII), was quite negligible. Additionally, under Japanese rule, the Taiwanese weren't easily able to emigrate, though it certainly was possible and there are records of emigration from Taiwan midway through this period. Following the 1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan, the Native Taiwanese (including the Indigenous, who would also later become subjects of the Japanese Empire) were given an ultimatum - "leave within two years, or you will become a subject of the Japanese Empire". Of course, many Taiwanese

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: the 1990s into a ‘mother tongue movement’ aiming to save, preserve, and develop the local ethnic culture and language of Holo (Taiwanese Hokkien), Hakka, and aborigines. The effort to save declining languages has since allowed them to flourish. In 1993, Taiwan became the first country in the world to implement the teaching of Taiwanese Hokkien in schools. By 2001, Taiwanese languages such as Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and aboriginal languages were taught in all Taiwanese schools. Since the 2000s, elementary school students are required to take a class in either Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka or aboriginal languages. In junior high this is

title: Taiwanese Australians

text: favourite of Asians from all backgrounds. Bubble Tea, also known as 'Boba', is very popular amongst the young Mainlander Chinese immigrants, which probably indicates that hostilities between the Chinese and Taiwanese governments are not reflected as strongly at a civilian level. First generation immigrants from Taiwan usually share a common language, Mandarin, although many also speak Taiwanese Hokkien, commonly referred to as "Taiwanese", and to a lesser extent, Taiwanese Hakka. As with most immigrants to Australia, linguistic fluency in the heritage language quickly disappears in the second generation. Many second generation Taiwanese Australians are exposed to Taiwanese, but their level

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: to understand and read written Taiwanese is greater than their ability to speak it. This is the case with some singers who can sing Taiwanese songs with native-like proficiency, but can neither speak nor understand the language. Which variant is used depends strongly on the context, and in general people will use Mandarin in more formal situations and Taiwanese in more informal situations. Taiwanese tends to get used more in rural areas, while Mandarin is used more in urban settings. Older people tend to use Taiwanese, while younger people tend to use Mandarin. In the broadcast media where Mandarin is

title: Taiwanese opera

text: Council and discouraged or, in some cases, forbade the use of Hokkien and other dialects. This and the shift of political environment provided little support for the Taiwanese-language based art form. The indoor performances decreased and opera troupes experimented performing on radio, film and television and large outdoor settings. Starting in 1954, Taiwanese operas performed on radios. In 1955, Chen Cheng-san filmed the first white and black movie of Taiwanese Opera “Xue Pin-Gui and Wang Bao-chuan” (薛平貴與王寶釧) and the premier was a huge success. In 1962, Taiwan Television was established and started broadcasting Taiwanese operas. In 1982, Chinese Television System

title: Taiwanese Americans

text: outside these aforementioned Taiwanese immigrant enclaves. The list of metropolitan area with at least the total Taiwanese American population of 4,000, . Taiwanese Americans have also gradually increased their political engagement in the public sphere of the U.S. in recent years. Notable examples include: First generation immigrants from Taiwan usually share a common language, Mandarin, although many also speak Taiwanese Hokkien and to a lesser extent, the Hakka language, depending on heritage and whether the individuals are exposed to Mandarin through Mandarin Chinese schools. Many first generation immigrants educated before 1945 speak Japanese as their second native language. As with

title: Taiwanese indigenous peoples

text: Amis couple successfully sued Enigma's record label, which then paid royalties to the French museum that held the master recordings of the traditional songs, but the original artists, who had been unaware of the Enigma project, remained uncompensated. Taiwanese indigenous peoples Taiwanese indigenous peoples or formerly Taiwanese aborigines, Formosan people, Austronesian Taiwanese or Gaoshan people are the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, who number nearly 530,000 or 2.3% of the island's population, or more than 800,000 people, considering the potential recognition of Taiwanese Plain Indigenous Peoples officially in the future. Recent research suggests their ancestors may have been living on Taiwan

title: Taiwanese opera

text: performed in Fujian province.” After the Pacific War broke out, the Japanese government changed the previous policy and implemented a "Kōminka" policy that encouraged Japanisation. During this period, the Japanese government prohibited the public performance of Taiwanese opera. Even though many troupes were disbanded and Taiwanese opera witnessed its first decline, local people still tried to perform Taiwanese operas in secrecy. Taiwanese opera, also known as "wangguodiao" (亡國調; literally, "music from a dying nation") provided an outlet for Taiwanese people to search for their identify and fight for the "in-betweenness" of cultural influences of Taiwan, Japan and China. Some dissidents

title: Taiwanese animation

text: Taiwanese animation Taiwanese animation can be traced back to 1954's black and white animation "Wu Song Fights the Tiger" (武松打虎) by the Kuei Brothers but the earliest surviving is "The Race Between Turtle and Rabbit" (龜兔賽跑) produced at the end of the 1960s by the Kuangchi Program Service and was also the first color animation in Taiwan. In the 1970s, Taiwanese animators went abroad to study the animation production techniques in the United States and Japan, opening up Taiwan's OEM animation and homemade industry. In the 1950s and 1960s, Taiwanese leisure activities were primarily watching film, television, folk opera and

title: 1935 Taiwanese local elections

text: Taiwanese People's Party led by Chiang Wei-shui and the led by Lin Hsien-tang, asked for a Taiwanese council. The Japanese government did not accept, but held city council elections instead as a compromise. 1935 Taiwanese local elections Local elections were held for the first time in Taiwan by the Japanese colonial government on 22 November 1935, electing half of the city and township councillors. The other half were appointed by the prefectural governors. Only men aged 25 and above and who had paid a tax of five yen or more a year were allowed to vote, which was only 28,000

title: Taiwanese indigenous peoples

text: Taiwanese indigenous peoples Taiwanese indigenous peoples or formerly Taiwanese aborigines, Formosan people, Austronesian Taiwanese or Gaoshan people are the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, who number nearly 530,000 or 2.3% of the island's population, or more than 800,000 people, considering the potential recognition of Taiwanese Plain Indigenous Peoples officially in the future. Recent research suggests their ancestors may have been living on Taiwan for approximately 5,500 years in relative isolation before a major Han immigration from mainland China began in the 17th century. Taiwanese aborigines are Austronesian peoples, with linguistic and genetic ties to other Austronesian people. Related ethnic groups include

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: is also unique and has been elaborated in the past two decades into impressive televised spectacles. See Taiwanese cuisine for names of several local dishes. As with many other languages, the translations of the Bible in Taiwanese marked milestones in the standardization attempts of the language and its orthography. The first translation of the Bible in Amoy or Taiwanese in the pe̍h-ōe-jī orthography was by the first missionary to Taiwan, James Laidlaw Maxwell, with the New Testament "Lán ê Kiù-chú Iâ-so͘ Ki-tok ê Sin-iok" published in 1873 and the Old Testament "Kū-iok ê Sèng Keng" in 1884. The next translation

title: Taiwanese people

text: Chengchi University, in 1991, only 13.6 percent of people identified themselves as Taiwanese, while by 2014, the number had risen to 60.2 percent and those who identified themselves as Chinese declined to only 3.4 percent. The poll also found "in 2014, around 32.6 percent of interviewees think of themselves as both Taiwanese and Chinese." The sense of a collective Taiwanese identity has continued to increase despite fluctuations in support for pro-independence political parties. This has been cited as evidence that the concept of Taiwanese identity is not the product of local political manipulation, but an actual phenomenon of ethnic and

title: Taiwanese people

text: reason to consider that the early genetic contribution from Plains Indigenes to Taiwanese Han has been largely diluted and no longer exists in any meaningful way." The lack of a totally complete and definite set of genetic record of plains Aborigines, or conclusive understanding of their proto-Austronesian roots, further complicates the use of genetic data . It is important to mention that most immigrated Chinese are from southern China and that these people already had ancient Austronesian admixture (see Baiyue people). Taiwanese people Taiwanese people () are people from Taiwan who share a common Taiwanese culture and speak Mandarin Chinese,

title: Taiwanese people

text: be through marriage with female Taiwanese aborigines. Within the Taiwanese Han Hoklo community itself, differences in culture indicate the degree to which mixture with aboriginals took place, with most pure Hoklo Han in Northern Taiwan having almost no Aboriginal admixture, which is limited to Hoklo Han in Southern Taiwan. Plains aboriginals who were mixed and assimilated into the Hoklo Han population at different stages were differentiated by the historian Melissa J. Brown between "short-route" and "long-route". The ethnic identity of assimilated Plains Aboriginals in the immediate vicinity of Tainan was still known since a pure Hoklo Taiwanese girl was warned

title: Taiwanese Australians

text: Taiwanese were indistinguishable from a typical Japanese, in the eyes of Allied prisoners-of-war and soldiers, who were unfamiliar with the differences between the East Asian races. This sort of mentality, as well as the fact that the Taiwanese were beginning to convert their names to Japanese, were beginning to become assimilated into Japanese culture, and were even serving Japan as spies (and not just as clueless soldiers), eventually caused the Allies to group the Taiwanese up with the Japanese, along with the Koreans and the Manchukuans. Allied POW camps did not just hold Japanese prisoners, but also prisoners who originated

title: President of the Republic of China

text: elections could be held. This largely froze the membership of the National Assembly mainland delegates and prevented local Taiwanese from widespread legislative and assembly participation in the expired mainland seats until the early 1970s. The members of the National Assembly continued in their office until 1991, and continued to elect Chiang Kai-shek as president until his death in 1975. Presidents were elected by the National Assembly until the first direct presidential election in 1996, while the term length was shortened from six to four years. President of the Republic of China The President of the Republic of China, is the

title: Taiwanese kana

text: that do not exist in Japanese. The system is chiefly based on the Amoy dialect of Hokkien. Through the system, the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan aimed to help Taiwanese people learn the Japanese language, as well as help Japanese people learn the Taiwanese language. Linguistically speaking, however, the syllabary system was cumbersome for a language that has phonology far more complicated than Japanese. After Japanese administration ended, the system soon became obsolete. Now, only a few scholars, such as those who study the aforementioned dictionary, learn Taiwanese kana. Currently, Mojikyo is the only piece of software/encoding that fully

title: Taiwanese Wave

text: in the past 25 years after the veteran singer Teresa Teng, and the first Taiwanese male singer to make it into the top 10 positions on the chart. The Japanese media even praised that he is the Taiwanese version of Japanese idol Yamashita Tomohisa. At the end of 2010, " Magazine" proclaimed a list of the top 5 C-pop boybands of the 2000s decade, all are from Taiwan. They are: F4, 183 Club, 5566, Fahrenheit (Fei Lun Hai), and Lollipop (Bang Bang Tang). Taiwanese Wave Taiwanese Wave or Tairyu () is a neologism originally coined in Japan to refer to

title: Taiwanese people

text: male laborers from Fujian, steadily increased into the 18th and 19th century. In time, this migration and the gradual removal of ethnic markers (coupled with the acculturation, intermarriage and assimilation of plains Aborigines with the Han) resulted in the widespread adoption of Han patterns of behavior making Taiwanese Han the ethnic majority. It was not until the Japanese arrival in 1895 that Taiwanese first developed a collective Taiwanese identity in contrast to that of the colonizing Japanese. When the Chinese Civil War broke out between Kuomintang nationalists and the Chinese communists in 1945, there was another mass migration of people

title: New Taiwanese Literature

text: New Taiwanese Literature New Taiwanese Literature, also referred to as Taiwanese New Literature or by the Japanese name Taiwan Shinbungaku, was a literary magazine published briefly during the period of Japanese rule over Taiwan. The editor-in-chief, Yang Kui, had previously been on the board of another journal, "Taiwan Bungei", but left after a dispute regarding editorial policy and established "New Taiwanese Literature". The first issue was published in December 1935. Yang supported the magazine with his own funds, soliciting contributions from not only local writers, but Japanese writers of the proletarian literature movement such as Hayama Yoshiki, Ishikawa Tatsuzō, and

title: Tension (Taiwanese band)

text: Tension (Taiwanese band) Tension is a Taiwanese R&B, pop music, and a cappella group that consists of five members. The band was first signed by Shock Records, then signed by record label EMI Taiwan. Tension is a Taiwanese R&B/pop group, signed by EMI Taiwan. The band consists of 5 members - Brian Fong, John Baik, Jimmy Hung, Andy Lee, and Raymond Hu. They were discovered during a performance at a local bar in Los Angeles by Taiwanese artist/producer David Tao. A record contract was offered to them a few months after, which sent them all to Taiwan as one of

title: 2018 Taiwanese local elections

text: ten questions which appeared on the ballot are (with original Chinese language in parentheses): Ticks represents nominated candidate, bold with tick represent incumbent running for re-election: The Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen has announced resignation as the party head for Democratic Progressive Party; Premier William Lai has announced resignation on Facebook, but reserved ; DPP secretary general Hung Yao-fu and Secretary-General to the President Chen Chu has also announced their resignations. Following the elections, the Taiwanese foreign minister claimed that China had meddled in the elections. 2018 Taiwanese local elections Republic of China local elections of 2018 were held on 24

title: Taiwanese Wave

text: dramas like "Meteor Garden", "It Started with a Kiss", "Hot Shot", and soon "Autumn's Concerto" making waves in Japan, while Japanese artists like Gackt making frequent visits to Taiwan for pleasure. Today, the Taiwanese male singer Show Lo has been regarded as leading the "Taiwanese wave" in Japan. On 15 February 2012, he made his foray into the Japanese music scene, with the release of his first Japanese single "Dante". The single peaked at number 10 on the Oricon chart within the first week of its release. He is the second Taiwanese singer to make it into the Oricon chart

title: The First President of Japan

text: West Wing" would probably "find this series appealing". A similar comparison was done by RAC's critic who affirmed that "If this was a television show, it would be the Japanese equivalent of "The West Wing", able to make politics interesting to a wide audience though characters and situations that draw its viewers in." King considered it "A very good series", while McElhatton declared, "One of the consistently best serials in the "Raijin Comics" anthology, "The First President of Japan" is one of those series that I think almost anyone who likes 'real world' stories would appreciate." In a 2015 list,

title: Taiwanese People's Party

text: Taiwanese People's Party The Taiwanese People's Party (; ), founded 1927, was nominally Taiwan's first political party, preceding the founding of the Taiwanese Communist Party by nine months. Initially a party with members holding moderate and conservative views, by the time of its banning, on 18 February 1931, it had become a solidly leftist, workers-oriented party. In a political atmosphere increasingly dominated by the rise of Japanese fascism, the party never participated in electoral politics. The party grew out of the conflict within the Taiwanese Cultural Association. By the late 1920s that organization had become largely socialist-dominated. A group of

title: Petition Movement for the Establishment of a Taiwanese Parliament

text: Hsien-tang of the Taiwanese Cultural Association, who founded the League for the Establishment of a Formosan Parliament in 1923. The group delivered their last petition in 1934, without accomplishing their goal. Petition Movement for the Establishment of a Taiwanese Parliament The Petition Movement for the Establishment of a Taiwanese Parliament (or alternatively translated ... Taiwan Representative Assembly, Taiwan Parliament Petition League Movement) took place in the first half of the twentieth century. It demanded that the Imperial Diet of Japan establish a self-governing parliament, or representative assembly, in Taiwan. Started by New People Society of Taiwan, this movement marked a

title: Taiwanese people

text: by her mother to stay away from them. The insulting name "fan" was used against Plains Aborigines by the Taiwanese, and the Hoklo Taiwanese speech was forced upon Aborigines like the Pazeh. Hoklo Taiwanese has replaced Pazeh and driven it to near extinction. Aboriginal status has been requested by Plains Aboriginals. The term "Chinese Formosans" has been used to imply Hoklo descendants, though this term has also been used to denote the Taiwanese people (whether of pure or mixed origin) in contrast to the Japanese and mountain aborigines. The deep-rooted hostility between Taiwanese aborigines and (Taiwanese) Hoklo, and the Aboriginal

title: Han Taiwanese

text: Han Taiwanese Han Taiwanese or Taiwanese Hans () are Taiwanese people of Han () descent, the largest ethnic group in the world. According to the Executive Yuan, Taiwan, Hans comprise 95 to 97 percent of the Taiwanese population, which also includes Austronesians and other non-Han people. Major waves of Han immigration occurred in the 17th to 19th centuries and between 1945 and 1949. Han Taiwanese mainly speak three languages: Mandarin, Hokkien and Hakka. There is no simple uniform definition of Han Taiwanese, which are estimated to comprise 95 to 98 percent of the Taiwanese population. To determine if a Taiwanese

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: Old Testament, following the same principle, is being prepared. Until the 1980s, the use of Taiwanese, along with all varieties other than Mandarin, was discouraged by the Kuomintang through measures such as banning its use in schools and limiting the amount of Taiwanese broadcast on electronic media. These measures were removed by the 1990s, and Taiwanese became an emblem of localization. Mandarin remains the predominant language of education, although there is a "mother tongue" language requirement in Taiwanese schools which can be satisfied with student's choice of mother tongue: Taiwanese, Hakka, or aboriginal languages. Although the use of Taiwanese over

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: nascent) scholarly topic being explored. Taiwanese does not have a strong written tradition. . Among many systems of writing Taiwanese using Latin characters, the most used is called pe̍h-oē-jī (POJ) and was developed in the 19th century, while the Taiwanese Romanization System has been officially promoted since 2006 by Taiwan's Ministry of Education. (For additional romanized systems, see references in "Orthography in Latin characters", below.) Nonetheless, Taiwanese speakers nowadays most commonly write in Standard Chinese (Mandarin), though many of the same characters are also used to write Taiwanese. In most cases, Taiwanese speakers write using the script called Han characters

title: Taiwanese opera

text: Taiwanese opera Taiwanese (folk) Ke-Tse opera () is the only form of traditional drama known to have originated in Taiwan;also known as Hokkien opera. The language used is a stylised combination of both literary and colloquial registers of Taiwanese Hokkien. Its earliest form adopted elements of folk songs from Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. The story elements are traditionally based on folk tales of the southern Fujian (Min Nan-speaking) region, though in recent years stories are increasingly set in Taiwan locales. Taiwanese opera was later exported to other Hokkien-speaking areas. Taiwanese opera is considered as the embodiment of Taiwanese history and tradition

title: Taiwanese Australians

text: destroying the ROC and reclaiming Taiwan, which it claims as 'ancient Chinese territory, a Province of China'. The PRC is responsible for politically and socially isolating Taiwan, and it also threatens Taiwan with war on a daily basis, warning the Taiwanese to not dare declare independence. Taiwan is the traditional ancestral land of the Taiwanese indigenous peoples, who have been living on the island for tens-of-thousands of years. They remained isolated from the rest of the world until the Age of Discovery. Though the Chinese originally respected the sovereignty of the Taiwanese Indigenous peoples, the Europeans did not. Various European

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: mixture of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien displaced the Quanzhou dialect to yield the modern Amoy dialect. During the Japanese colonial rule of Taiwan, Taiwan began to hold Amoy Hokkien as its standard pronunciation; the Japanese called this mixture . After 1945, Amoy Hokkien and Taiwanese Hokkien began to diverge slightly. Later, in the 20th century, the conceptualization of Taiwanese is more controversial than most variations of Chinese because at one time it marked a clear division between the Mainlanders who arrived in 1949 and the pre-existing majority native Taiwanese. Although the political and linguistic divisions between the two groups have

title: Taiwanese drama

text: Hokkien. It is common for the actors and actresses in Taiwanese dramas - especially "idol dramas" - to also be pop singers and rock musicians. There are actors who are not from Taiwan, e.g. mainland China, Singapore, or Malaysia. For example, Leon Jay Williams, Nicholas Teo, and Stella), though have worked or based their career in Taiwan. Taiwanese drama Taiwanese drama (; commonly called TDrama or TWDrama by fans) refers to dramatic programming of television programming extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one-hour episodes. They are produced in Taiwan and have gained increasing

title: Han Taiwanese

text: Through time, the Han Taiwanese buildings diverged and have become quite distinct from the Han Chinese ones. Many traditional houses have been designated national monuments by the Taiwanese government, such as the Lin Family Mansion and Garden and the House of Ten Long-Sek Hakka Taiwanese have long traditions of indigo dyeing. The Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival exhibits collections of traditional Han Taiwanese toys. Han Taiwanese Han Taiwanese or Taiwanese Hans () are Taiwanese people of Han () descent, the largest ethnic group in the world. According to the Executive Yuan, Taiwan, Hans comprise 95 to 97 percent

title: Taiwanese kana

text: for normal vowels and nasal vowels. Taiwanese kana Taiwanese kana () is a katakana-based writing system that was used to write Taiwanese Hokkien (commonly called "Taiwanese") when the island of Taiwan was under Japanese rule. It functioned as a phonetic guide to hanzi, much like furigana in Japanese or Zhuyin fuhao in Chinese. There were similar systems for other languages in Taiwan as well, including Hakka and Formosan languages. The system was imposed by Japan at the time, and used in a few dictionaries, as well as textbooks. The Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary, published in 1931–32, is an example. It uses various

title: Taiwanese kana

text: Taiwanese kana Taiwanese kana () is a katakana-based writing system that was used to write Taiwanese Hokkien (commonly called "Taiwanese") when the island of Taiwan was under Japanese rule. It functioned as a phonetic guide to hanzi, much like furigana in Japanese or Zhuyin fuhao in Chinese. There were similar systems for other languages in Taiwan as well, including Hakka and Formosan languages. The system was imposed by Japan at the time, and used in a few dictionaries, as well as textbooks. The Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary, published in 1931–32, is an example. It uses various signs and diacritics to denote sounds

title: Taiwanese Resistance to the Japanese Invasion (1895)

text: Taiwanese Resistance to the Japanese Invasion (1895) The Taiwanese Resistance to the Japanese Invasion of 1895 was a conflict between the short-lived Republic of Formosa (Taiwan) and the Empire of Japan. The invasion came shortly after the Qing dynasty's cession of Taiwan to Japan in April 1895 at the end of the First Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese landed on the northern coast of Taiwan near Keelung on May 29, 1895, and swept southwards to Tainan. Although their advance was slowed by guerrilla activity, the Japanese defeated the Taiwanese forces (a mixture of regular Chinese units and local Hakka militias) in

text: the colonial government is a disgrace to the constitutional country of Japan!" Hsieh was the first Taiwanese aviator, flying in 1921. The occupation was met with mixed feelings. During the 50 year occupation there were instances of rebellions and guerrilla warfare from the Taiwanese against the Japanese. Resolutions often led to battles and numerous deaths. From 1895 until 1902, fighting continued until the Japanese eventually gained control over most of the territory. Over the following years, only several rebellions occurred. However, in October 1930 fighting between a Taiwanese tribe and the Japanese ensured. Through the conflict, over 130 Japanese died.

title: Faye (Taiwanese singer)

text: Faye (Taiwanese singer) Chan Wen-ting (born August 27, 1981), known professionally as Faye, is a Taiwanese singer and businesswoman. She is the former lead vocalist of pop rock band F.I.R., who won Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist in 2005. In 2017, Faye made her solo debut with the album "Little Outerspace". Faye was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father, Chan Ching-chao, is the general manager of Taisun Enterprise, a Taiwanese food and beverage company. She attended Taipei Tsai Hsing Private School and graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University in 2003, where she majored in English literature and was

title: Taiwanese Americans

text: Journal" and the Chicago Chinese News. However, these influential and highly circulated newspapers are not geared solely to the Taiwanese, but also serve a broader Chinese-speaking immigrant readership. "Pacific Journal" is a weekly Taiwanese-run newspaper that is geared more exclusively toward Taiwanese readers. Due to the significant Taiwanese American community, Taiwanese media dominates the Chinese-language airwaves in the United States. Cable and satellite television of Taiwan-based media keeps Taiwanese Americans abreast of news developments and programming in Taiwan. For example, satellite stations ETTV America and CTI cater to Mandarin-speaking Taiwanese immigrants. Professional basketball player Jeremy Lin is Taiwanese American. In

title: Taiwanese identity

text: teaching of history of Taiwan, geography, and culture from a Taiwan-centric perspective, as well as promoting languages locally established in Taiwan, including Taiwanese, Hakka and aboriginal languages. The place of Taiwanese identity (台灣人) in relation to the Chinese identity (華人) has been a matter of intense debate. While pro-unification Taiwanese (海外華人) prefer to think of the Taiwanese identity as a subset of the Chinese national identity, and instead describe the Taiwanese identity as a component of the Chinese diaspora (海外華人 or 華裔), pro-independence Taiwanese place the Taiwanese identity outside the Chinese national identity, and instead describe the Taiwanese identity as

title: 2010 Taiwanese municipal elections

text: 2010 Taiwanese municipal elections The Taiwanese municipal elections of 2010, commonly known as the Taiwan metropolitan elections of 2010 (), was held on Saturday, November 27, 2010, to elect the mayors, councilmen and ward chiefs of the five special-municipalities — Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Taipei administered directly under the central government of Taiwan. Mayoral candidates for the Kuomintang were elected in New Taipei, Taipei, and Taichung, while candidates for the Democratic Progressive Party were elected in Kaohsiung and Tainan. On the eve of the election, Sean Lien, son of former Vice President Chan Lien, was shot in face

title: 1935 Taiwanese local elections

text: 1935 Taiwanese local elections Local elections were held for the first time in Taiwan by the Japanese colonial government on 22 November 1935, electing half of the city and township councillors. The other half were appointed by the prefectural governors. Only men aged 25 and above and who had paid a tax of five yen or more a year were allowed to vote, which was only 28,000 out of the 4 million population. The turnout rate was 95%. Before 1935, all of the city councilors were appointed by the Japanese colonial government. Since 1921, many Taiwanese political groups, including the

title: Taiwanese Australians

text: is the original homeland of the Austronesian peoples. Australian Aboriginal peoples are completely unrelated to the Taiwanese Aboriginal peoples. However, the natives of the Torres Strait (home to Australia's Torres Strait Islanders), can trace their ancestry back to Taiwan. Therefore, the first 'Taiwanese' people to immigrate to Australia were, in fact, the Torres Strait Islanders (if the 'Out of Taiwan' theory holds true). The natives of New Zealand can also trace their heritage back to Taiwan (there is definitely some shared vocabulary and culture between the Māori and Indigenous Taiwanese, though it is unclear whether this indicates common descent from

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: subsyllabic morpheme. Like all other varieties of Chinese, Taiwanese does not have true grammatical plurals. Unlike English, Taiwanese has two first-person plural pronouns. This distinction is called inclusive, which includes the addressee, and exclusive, which excludes the addressee. Thus, "goán" means "we excluding you", while "lán" means "we including you" (similar to pluralis auctoris). The inclusive "lán" may be used to express politeness or solidarity, as in the example of a speaker asking a stranger "Where do we live?", but meaning "Where do "you" live?". The syntax of Taiwanese is similar to southern Chinese varieties such as Hakka and Yue.

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: blurred considerably, the political issues surrounding Taiwanese have been more controversial and sensitive than for other varieties of Chinese. After the First Sino-Japanese War, due to military defeat to the Japanese, the Qing dynasty ceded Taiwan to Japan, causing contact with the Hokkien-speaking regions of mainland China to stop. During Japanese rule, Japanese became an official language in Taiwan, and Taiwanese Hokkien began to absorb large number of Japanese loanwords into its language. Examples of such loanwords (some which had in turn been borrowed from English) include "piān-só͘" from , "phêng" from (see also Taiwanese units of measurement), "ga-suh" from

title: Taiwanese Mandarin

text: is more prominent in Taiwan. There are two categories of pronunciation differences. The first is of characters that have an official pronunciation that differs from "Putonghua", primarily in the form of differences in tone, rather than in vowels or consonants. The second is more general, with differences being unofficial and arising through Taiwanese Hokkien influence on "Guoyu". There are a few differences in official pronunciations, mainly in tone, between "Guoyu" and "Putonghua". The following is a partial list of such differences: In acrolectal Taiwanese Mandarin: In basilectal Taiwanese Mandarin, sounds that do not occur in Hokkien are replaced by sounds

title: Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman

text: Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman A Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman () is any Taiwanese person who served in the Imperial Japanese Army or Navy during World War II whether as a soldier, a sailor, or in another non-combat capacity. According to statistics provided by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the subsequent World War II, a total of 207,183 Taiwanese served in the military of Imperial Japan and 30,304 of them were declared killed or missing in action. In the fall of 1937, the Empire of Japan began recruiting Taiwanese into its military; prior

title: Taiwanese Americans

text: the most politically and economically powerful Taiwanese families (with the surnames Chiang, Chen, Cheng, Kung, Tsai, and Wu). Convenient Taiwanese-oriented strip malls and shopping complexes are typically complete with supermarkets and restaurants, thus Taiwanese American suburbanites have very little need to visit the older Chinatowns. In addition, shops offering imported Taiwanese goods allow for young Taiwanese expatriates in the United States to keep up with the current trends and popular culture of Taiwan. Taiwanese Americans have also brought with them Taiwanese cuisine to the communities they have settled, which, possibly excluding bubble tea, is not generally well known or served

title: Faye (Taiwanese singer)

text: a member of indie group "Yu Hun Band". In 2009, Faye co-founded Lilla Fé, a scented product company that sells cosmetics, skin care and perfume products. Faye (Taiwanese singer) Chan Wen-ting (born August 27, 1981), known professionally as Faye, is a Taiwanese singer and businesswoman. She is the former lead vocalist of pop rock band F.I.R., who won Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist in 2005. In 2017, Faye made her solo debut with the album "Little Outerspace". Faye was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father, Chan Ching-chao, is the general manager of Taisun Enterprise, a Taiwanese food and

title: Taiwanese drama

text: produced in Taiwanese Hokkien. Commonly characters will speak predominantly in Mandarin, but pepper their speech with Taiwanese. Sometimes characters, usually those playing the parts of parents or relatives coming from more rural and poorer areas, will speak in Taiwanese-accented Mandarin. Taiwanese dramas typically focus more on romance than other television dramas. Crime dramas, police dramas, lawyer dramas, and doctor dramas are less common in Taiwan than romantic dramas. Taiwanese dramas tend to have less violence and sexual content than many other soap operas and primetime dramas. Popular Taiwanese dramas generally divided into “idol dramas" （偶像劇） and Taiwanese Minnan dramas (台語劇).

title: 2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum

text: the CEC decided that there would be a U-shaped queue in which people would first cast a ballot for President and then cast a separate ballot for each of the two questions. Voters who chose not to cast a referendum ballot could exit the line at the base of the U. Near the end of the campaign, the CEC issued a number of conflicting and constantly changing directives as to what would constitute a valid ballot. 2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum A nationwide consultative referendum (全國性公民投票) was held in Taiwan on 20 March 2004 to coincide with the 2004 presidential

title: Taiwanese opera

text: (CTS) Taiwanese Opera Troupe performed in Mandarin (instead of Hokkien). Televised operas are similar to soap operas and greatly increased the popularity of Taiwanese operas. However, certain traditional elements are lost because television shows feature less singing and body movements. In the early 1980s Taiwanese opera was brought to the television audience, with Iûⁿ Lē-hoa as its popular face. The artistic elements remained largely traditional, however. Taiwanese opera, like other forms of Chinese opera and theatre around the world, often traditionally uses cross-dressed performers (反串; fǎnchùan; hóan-chhòan), specifically women portraying men's roles in the case of Taiwanese opera. Modern and

title: Chloe Wang (Taiwanese actress)

text: Chloe Wang (Taiwanese actress) Chloe Wang Le Yan (born July 8, 1986), formerly known as Cynthia Wang Xin Ru, is a Taiwanese actress, singer and host. She is currently managed by label Universal Music Taiwan and Taiwanese artiste management company Phoenix Talent, which is owned by Taiwanese television station Formosa Television, also better known as FTV. Wang made her debut as Cynthia Wang at the age of 13 in 1999, starring in her first television advertisement. Subsequently, she hosted several television shows and appeared in music videos and television commercials. In 2005, she became part of Taiwanese girl group Yummy,

title: Taiwanese People's Party

text: for the colony, as well as alerting the international community of Japan's use of chemical warfare in suppressing the Wushe Rebellion of 1930. Chiang himself came to be disillusioned with legitimate political means of reform. After his death in August 1931 from typhoid, the party fell into disarray and later disbanded. Taiwanese People's Party The Taiwanese People's Party (; ), founded 1927, was nominally Taiwan's first political party, preceding the founding of the Taiwanese Communist Party by nine months. Initially a party with members holding moderate and conservative views, by the time of its banning, on 18 February 1931, it

title: The First President of Japan

text: The First President of Japan For the first time in Japan's history there is a direct election for the Prime Minister office that gives the winner the powers of a president, and Kenichiro Sakuragi is elected. However, on the same day the North Korean army invades South Korea outbreaking the Second Korean War. Meanwhile, the Chinese government see an opportunity to threaten Japan in the amidst of the confusion Sakuragi now has to resolve. The writer Yoshiki Hidaka, a famous political analyst of Japan–United States relations, worked along with illustrator Ryuji Tsugihara in "The First President of Japan". The "seinen"

title: Taiwanese nationalism

text: Taiwan argue that Taiwanese culture should only be emphasized in the larger context of Chinese culture, while Taiwanese nationalists argue that Chinese culture is only one small part of Taiwanese culture. 2. Tzeng, Shih-jung, 2009. From Honto Jin to Bensheng Ren- the Origin and Development of the Taiwanese National Consciousness, University Press of America. . Taiwanese nationalism Taiwanese nationalism () is a nationalist political movement to unite residents of Taiwan as a nation and eliminate the current political and social division of Taiwan's people on the issues of national identity, the "Chinese reunification" vs. "independence" debate, and resolving the political

title: Taiwanese nationalism

text: "Republic of Taiwan". In terms of Taiwan's political spectrum, Taiwanese nationalists range from "Light Green" inside the Pan-Green Coalition, to "Deep Green" of Taiwan Independence supporters. Note that all Taiwanese independence supporters are Taiwanese nationalists, but the reverse is not necessarily true, meaning that Taiwanese nationalists are not necessarily supporters of "Taiwan Independence" since some of them may support the "status quo" and be content with the current political status of Taiwan without a formal state name change, but merely assert their identity as "Taiwanese". In the domestic dispute over the role of the Taiwanese localization movement, Chinese nationalists in

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: usually an available elective. Taiwan also has its own literary circle whereby Hokkien poets and writers compose poetry and literature in Taiwanese Hokkien on a regular basis. As a result of the mother tongue movement, Taiwan has emerged as a significant cultural hub for Hokkien in the world in the 21st century. It also plans to be the major export center for Hokkien culture worldwide in the 21st century. Klöter's "Written Taiwanese" (cited below) has been described as "the most comprehensive English-language study of written Taiwanese". Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien (; ; translated as Taiwanese Min Nan), also known as

title: Taiwanese Americans

text: and political conditions in Taiwan, Taiwanese immigration to the United States began to subside in the early-1980s. Taiwanese culture places a high value on education, and many Taiwanese Americans are very highly educated and hold advanced degrees from numerous prestigious universities around the United States. They often engage in high-end occupations such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, accountants, professors, and scientists. In addition, Taiwanese Americans occupy positions in the aerospace, defense, research, academic, and health care sectors. Several distinguished academics, including Nobel Prize winners, are Taiwanese Americans. Among Taiwanese Americans, medicine is regarded as particularly high status for historical reasons. During

title: Taiwanese Hokkien

text: more Mandarin in Northern Taiwan and more Taiwanese in Southern Taiwan. However, at official party gatherings (as opposed to both Mandarin-leaning state functions and Taiwanese-leaning party rallies), the DPP tends to use Taiwanese while KMT and PFP tend to use Mandarin. The Taiwan Solidarity Union, which advocates a strong line on Taiwan independence, tends to use Taiwanese even in formal press conferences. In speaking, politicians will frequently code switch. In writing, almost everyone uses vernacular Mandarin which is further from Taiwanese, and the use of semi-alphabetic writing or even colloquial Taiwanese characters is rare. Despite these commonalities, there are still

title: Taiwanese literature

text: Taiwanese literature Taiwanese literature refers to the literature written by Taiwanese in any language ever used in Taiwan, including Japanese, Taiwanese Han (Hokkien, Hakka and Mandarin) and Austronesian languages. Taiwan has a very active literary scene, with a large number of writers of novels and (especially) short stories enjoying a wide readership, many of them for many decades running. A short selection of prominent writers and poets includes: See the full list of Taiwanese writers. Similarly, there is a large poetry community in Taiwan, and there have been several anthologies of Taiwanese poetry in English translation. Two areas of cross-pollination

title: Han Taiwanese

text: mixed and assimilated into the Hoklo Han population at different stages were differentiated between "short-route" and "long-route". The ethnic identity of assimilated Plains aboriginals in the immediate vicinity of Tainan was still known since a Taiwanese girl from an old elite Hoklo family was warned by her mother to stay away from them. The insulting name "fan" was used against plains aborigines by the Taiwanese, and the Hoklo Taiwanese speech was forced upon Aborigines like the Pazeh people. Hoklo Taiwanese has replaced Pazeh and driven it to near extinction. Aboriginal status has been requested by plains aboriginals. Part of the

title: Energy (Taiwanese band)

text: extended arms, matching the album's ape-man theme. Penny wrote the lyrics for power ballad "Love Went Out of Control" (), although its tune was a cover of "One" by Korean boy band TVXQ. "Quick Kill" () was written by Taiwanese rock band MayDay (), who also sings and appears in the music video. "Defeat" () was written by Taiwanese singer Chou Chuan-huing (), who also sings on the track. China's release of the album had two tracks removed due to "inappropriate content", one of which being "Quick Kill". The band expressed that it was a "pity that the China audience

title: Taiwanese people

text: frigid relations between "waishengren" and "benshengren" during forty years of martial law. Although originally aimed at the successive generations of Taiwanese with mainlander ancestry, it has been further articulated by Lee and other political and social leaders to refer to any person who loves Taiwan and is committed to calling Taiwan home. Although critics have called the "New Taiwanese Concept" a political ploy to win votes from "benshengren" who regarded the KMT as an alien regime, it has remained an important factor in the dialectic between ethnic identities in Taiwan. Despite being adopted early on by former Provincial Governor James

title: Taiwanese identity

text: Taiwanese were proficient in both Japanese and Hokkien, while keeping their unique identity. Many Taiwanese were conscripted by the Japanese army to aid in their military campaigns against China. Many Taiwanese units, alongside the regular Japanese army, took part in some of the most noteworthy campaigns of that time against China, including the Nanking Massacre. Towards the last decade of the Japanese rule, the occupation force started a systematic campaign of to instill the to assimilate ethnic Taiwanese into imperial subjects of the Japanese empire. This process was stopped when Japan was defeated at the end of World War II,

title: Taiwanese Wave

text: one of the Four Asian Tigers. The spread of Taiwanese popular culture occurred slightly earlier, before the "Hallyu"-wave was known in Asia. In 2001, the Taiwanese drama ""Meteor Garden"" was released and soon attracted audiences from all over the region. It became the most-watched drama series in Philippine television history, garnered over 10 million daily viewers in Manila alone, and catapulted the male protagonists from the Taiwanese boyband F4 to overnight fame. Their popularity spread throughout Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Philippines. With their success, many other Taiwanese boy bands emerged

title: Taiwanese opera

text: like the "Ruiguang Theater Troupe from Ruifang in northern Taipei Prefecture premiered its own "new drama"." (Lee Daw-Ming, 158) Japanisation forbade traditional Taiwanese opera, this troupe would simply perform "new drama" which was a modern variation of Taiwanese opera, with modern costumes. The "New Drama movement" fever finally subsided in 1940." (Lee-Daw-Ming, 158) After Taiwan was handed to the Kuomintang-led Republic of China, Taiwanese opera was revived and more than one hundred troupes were formed within a year. In 1949, there were over five hundred registered troupes. Taiwanese operas entered into its golden age. During this time, Chen Cheng-san (陳澄三)