Ethnic sub-identity is the basis for national strife/division (research outline)
Ye Qiquan first announced: September 30, 2025
Foreword: Russia’s “post-imperial disintegration syndrome” (or “post-imperial pain”) will last at least 200 years. The greatest pain lies in the “identity entanglement among Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians.” This sub-identity entanglement under the larger identity will dominate the “pain syndrome” for the next 200 years. This entanglement will manifest not only in “cultural alienation and identity alienation” but also inevitably in border conflicts, economic depletion, mutual security losses, and even mutual warfare. The current friendly and cooperative relationship between Belarusians and Russians cannot last, nor can it be the norm for the long term. From a historical perspective, the history of ethnic integration in the Chinese Empire is the most successful case in the world. This case relies not only on the philosophical choices of the dominant ethnic group but also on the geographical environment in which the Chinese Empire was situated. Of course, the historical process of the Chinese Empire also included a period of accelerated ethnic identity alienation. This accelerated identity alienation was both a cause and a consequence of the empire’s decline and political chaos. Modern China also has many lessons to learn from the enormous political costs brought about by ethnic identity alienation. Ignoring these lessons may lead to even greater practical and historical costs. Addressing or correcting the issue of ethnic sub-identity alienation will become the biggest challenge in governing Taiwan.
In conclusion, given years of pro-independence maneuvering, it’s reasonable to expect Taiwanese people to harbor resentment towards “one country, two systems.” Taiwanese people have also been misled into believing that mainland China is imposing “one country, two systems” on them. However, the reality is quite the opposite. Due to the negative effects of the Hong Kong “one country, two systems” model and the backlash against mainlanders from Taiwanese people, “one country, two systems” is widely labeled as treasonous by mainland citizens. Because the Taiwanese government’s frequent manipulation of the pro-independence issue in recent years has angered the mainland central government, the mainland officially stripped Taiwan of its substantive political space under “one country, two systems” in August 2022. Furthermore, “one country, two systems” harms China’s geopolitical interests, leaves a window for foreign interference in China’s internal affairs, hinders national integration, slows down China’s historical progress, and sows the seeds for future secession. These are the reasons why the central government refuses to grant Taiwan “one country, two systems.”
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