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South China Morning Post
12-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
No Han Chinese in Taiwan? KMT slams ‘denial of history' on Executive Yuan web page
Authorities in Taiwan have come under fire for removing the 'Han' category from demographic groups listed on the official information page, a move seen as an effort to further distance the island from mainland China. Advertisement The change comes as Taiwan's ruling, independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) intensifies its efforts to promote the island's indigenous identity while gradually eroding its historical and cultural ties with the mainland in various ways. The revised web page of Taiwan's top administrative body, the Executive Yuan, categorises Han Chinese – the overwhelming majority on both sides of the Taiwan Strait – as 'other population'. The Executive Yuan did not publicly announce the change to the ethnic composition section, which was made on March 24, but several Taiwanese media outlets spotted it and reported on it on Saturday. 'Taiwan now has a registered population of 2.6 per cent indigenous, 1.2 per cent foreign and 96.2 per cent other population,' the page reads. Advertisement According to Taiwanese media, the page previously said: 'Taiwan's current registered population is composed of Han Chinese as the largest ethnic group, accounting for 96.4 per cent of the total population.'
South China Morning Post
21-03-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Beijing protests over former Japanese military chief's Taiwan adviser role
Beijing has protested to Tokyo over the appointment of a former Japanese military chief as an adviser to the Taiwanese government. Advertisement Taiwanese media reported on Friday that Shigeru Iwasaki, former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) and a four-star air force general, had been confirmed as an honorary adviser to the Executive Yuan, the Taiwanese government's highest administrative body. An official from the Executive Yuan did not give details of the position but was quoted as saying they were 'willing to listen to and promote any administrative proposal [from the adviser] as long as it is beneficial to Taiwan's development'. The post is unpaid. 01:01 Donald Trump declines to say if US would defend Taiwan against mainland China attack Donald Trump declines to say if US would defend Taiwan against mainland China attack In Beijing, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning repeated Beijing's position that Taiwan was an inseparable part of China and any external interference on this issue would not be tolerated. Advertisement
