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Anti-Taiwanese sentiment refers to the general dislike or hatred of theTaiwanese people orTaiwanese culture. Anti-Taiwanese sentiment (反臺灣) is often related to but can be distinct from sentiments againstTaiwan independence (反臺獨).
In the 21st century, anti-TaiwanJingoism has emerged rapidly in thePeople's Republic of China, particularly on the Chinese internet.[1] The Chinese government has at times denied that anti-Taiwanese sentiment is present in mainland China, insisting that residents are only opposed to Taiwanese independence. In 2016, theTaiwan Affairs Office declared that "there is no anti-Taiwanese sentiment among the people in mainland China, only anti–Taiwan independence".[2] However, scholars have pointed to examples of Chinese netizens attacking Taiwanese people and culture to argue that anti-Taiwanese sentiment is a growing trend on the Chinese internet.[3][4] TheChina Times published an editorial in 2016 arguing that "anti-China" sentiment had long been present in Taiwan and that "anti–Taiwan independence" sentiment had long been present in China, but that "anti-Taiwan" sentiment in Chinese civil society was a new and growing phenomenon.[5] In 2018, a spokesperson for theTaiwan Affairs Office blamed Taiwan'sDemocratic Progressive Party for "triggering the emotions" of mainland netizens while insisting that anti-Taiwanese sentiment was not representative of China's stance.[6]
Chinese authorities have also attempted to discourage anti-Taiwan rhetoric.Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for China'sTaiwan Affairs Office, declared in 2021 that mainland netizens should "fight against Taiwanese independence" but not against Taiwan.[7] During a coordinated campaign in 2016 by Chinese internet users to leave anti-independence messages on the Facebook page of newly elected presidentTsai Ing-wen, organizers unsuccessfully insisted that participants should only attack the idea of Taiwanese independence rather than Taiwanese people or culture.[4][page needed] According to a 2025 poll by theChicago Council on Global Affairs and theCarter Center, sentiment against Taiwanese people remains low in China; 91% of Chinese people consider "our Taiwan compatriots" to be a friend of China, while 9% do not. The poll also found that 44% of Chinese people consider the "current government of Taiwan, China" to be a friend of China, while 55% do not.[8]
Anti-Taiwanese sentiment is sometimes motivated byanti-Chinese sentiment because of the existence of a perception thatTaiwanese is ethnically close to Chinese;[9] during the2014 Vietnam anti-China protests, anti-Taiwanese sentiment emerged as an extension of anti-Chinese sentiment.[10] In contrast, politically pro-China attitudes sometimes lead to anti-Taiwan, because China (PRC) regards Taiwan as its territory under theOne China principle and does not consider it an independent country, and diplomatically Taiwan is at odds with China.[11]
The anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam: ... From officials to general society, there is not seen to be much difference between Chinese and Taiwanese people. Therefore, anti-Chinese and anti-Taiwanese means essentially the same for Vietnamese workers.
