The article deals with the problem of “Taiwanese identity”, that may have a direct impact on the future development of the relations between the two sides of Taiwan strait. This subject attracts the attention of many Taiwanese and Western researchers but is still poorly studied in Russian historiography. The article discusses main peculiarities of defining the notion of “Taiwanese identity” and related to this terminological difficulties and certain phenomena of Taiwanese social life.
Keywords:
“Taiwanese identity”; national identity; state identity; ethnic identity; relations between main ethnic groups of Taiwan
