Taiwan Value (Chinese: 臺灣價值) or Taiwanese Values, is a political term associated with Republic of China (Taiwan) president Tsai Ing-wen. Tsai often promotes the term in her speech, which typically includes commonly accepted values and norms of Taiwanese society. The exact definition of the Taiwan Value is ambiguous and has become controversial among media and political commentaries, and is often used satirically by the critics of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
History
editThe term was coined by Tsai Ing-wen in her interview with SET iNews on 22 January 2018 when the program host asked Tsai if she considers Ko Wen-je, then mayor of Taipei and independent politician, a political ally to her and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Tsai responded that she would need Ko to "affirm Taiwanese values, then will DPP voters accept him".[1] On 23 January 2018, former DPP legislator Lin Cho-shui asked Tsai to clarify the meaning of "Taiwan Value" as the term was ambiguous.[2] Later Ko responded to Tsai that Taiwanese values are "universal values" such as democracy, freedom, human rights, and diversity. He rhetorically asked Tsai to expound her definition of Taiwanese values.[3][4] Tsai was reportedly dissatisfied with Ko's answer, and told him that Taiwanese value is to "concretely realize the policies of DPP".[5]
In November 2018 Taiwanese local elections, DPP candidate for mayor of Taipei Pasuya Yao suggested that "Green (DPP and its allies) is Taiwan value".[6] This speech was widely mocked by the DPP critics and became a satirical term to ridicule Tsai's government.[7] Political parties in Taiwan often use the term to criticize DPP's policy or institutional incompetency.[8][9]
When Tsai Ing-wen visited to Caribbean diplomatic allies in 2019, she pledged to promote Taiwanese values.[10]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ 梁珮綺、陳俊華 (2018-01-23). "柯文哲：想知道蔡總統的台灣價值是什麼". 中央通訊社. Archived from the original on 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
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- ^ 翁子竣 (2018-06-18). "姚文智稱「綠」就是「台灣價值」 陳芳明：票絕對不投民進黨". 風傳媒. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ 徐榮佑 (2021-04-12). "跨時空自打臉！民進黨10大雙標作為 網酸爆：台灣價值". TVBS News. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ "台灣民眾黨" (in Traditional Chinese). 2019-08-06. Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ 林毅 (2020-11-20). "女權鬥士來了！柯P讚陳珮琪遭范雲怒罵 民眾黨4字回擊完爆". 中時新聞網. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "Tsai pledges to promote 'Taiwanese values' during visit to allies". Focus Taiwan. 7 November 2019.