The Pandemic and its Repercussions on Taiwan, its Identity, and Liberal Democracy

The situation generated by the pandemic has meant the acceleration of the ongoing hegemonic clash between the United States and China, as well as the intensification of the anti-China narrative and a deplorable wave of Sinophobia throughout the world. In this context, Taiwan has become a strategic h...

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Autor principal:	Casado Juan Alberto Ruiz
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	anti-china narrative new cold war discourse theory nationalism populism Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:44641664623b4affb660ce8484e774002021-12-05T14:10:45ZThe Pandemic and its Repercussions on Taiwan, its Identity, and Liberal Democracy2451-347410.1515/culture-2020-0123https://doaj.org/article/44641664623b4affb660ce8484e774002021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2020-0123https://doaj.org/toc/2451-3474The situation generated by the pandemic has meant the acceleration of the ongoing hegemonic clash between the United States and China, as well as the intensification of the anti-China narrative and a deplorable wave of Sinophobia throughout the world. In this context, Taiwan has become a strategic hot spot for the development of the rhetoric of the enemy. This study analyses some of the direct consequences of the ensuing friend/foe discourses in the Taiwanese milieu. In the context of a new Cold War, certain groups of power and their media apparatuses have embarked into a race to discursively distance the country as quickly as possible from the despised global enemy, not to be dragged down by the proximity and commonalities shared with China. Moreover, social polarization within Taiwan and contempt for the internal “enemies” pose an added challenge both for the maintenance of liberal democracy and the preservation of peace and self-government on the island. These outcomes are facilitated by underlying populist and nationalist processes of identity construction and hegemonic struggle: distinct discourses re-articulating the Taiwanese identity as an underdog people and a victimized nation.Casado Juan Alberto RuizDe Gruyterarticleanti-china narrativenew cold wardiscourse theorynationalismpopulismSocial sciences (General)H1-99ENOpen Cultural Studies, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 149-160 (2021)
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description	The situation generated by the pandemic has meant the acceleration of the ongoing hegemonic clash between the United States and China, as well as the intensification of the anti-China narrative and a deplorable wave of Sinophobia throughout the world. In this context, Taiwan has become a strategic hot spot for the development of the rhetoric of the enemy. This study analyses some of the direct consequences of the ensuing friend/foe discourses in the Taiwanese milieu. In the context of a new Cold War, certain groups of power and their media apparatuses have embarked into a race to discursively distance the country as quickly as possible from the despised global enemy, not to be dragged down by the proximity and commonalities shared with China. Moreover, social polarization within Taiwan and contempt for the internal “enemies” pose an added challenge both for the maintenance of liberal democracy and the preservation of peace and self-government on the island. These outcomes are facilitated by underlying populist and nationalist processes of identity construction and hegemonic struggle: distinct discourses re-articulating the Taiwanese identity as an underdog people and a victimized nation.
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The Pandemic and its Repercussions on Taiwan, its Identity, and Liberal Democracy

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