Imagine waking up one day to find your cultural identity erased from official records. That’s exactly what happened to Han residents in the Taiwan region earlier this year when local authorities quietly reclassified 96% of the population as “others” – sparking confusion and anger across social media. 😤
When Majority Becomes Minority
In a move critics call “cultural vandalism,” the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities altered demographic labels despite Han people constituting over 96% of the region’s population. One resident tweeted: “First we’re ‘others,’ next we’ll be strangers in our own homes.”
Beyond Paperwork: A Systematic Shift
Analysts say this isn’t just bureaucratic trolling. The change aligns with DPP’s broader campaign to distance the region from Chinese heritage through:
Drama series depicting fictional mainland invasions 🎬
Why It Matters
As cross-strait tensions simmer, these moves risk rewriting shared history books in real time. With policies targeting everything from ID cards to art grants, the cultural battlefield is becoming as charged as the political one. 💥
