Fang-Long Shih
Prompted by the meme, “我是華人不是中國人,” and playing on its (machine-) translation into English as “I am Chinese, not Chinese,” this article explores how in English the word “Chinese” ambiguates what are two separately named concepts in Chinese: 華人 (Huaren, referring to Chinese ethnicity) and 中國人 (Zhongguoren, referring to Chinese citizenship).
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This paper examines how religion has become increasingly important in Taiwan’s anti-nuclear movement at Gongliao. Originally led by opposition politicians, the movement later shifted toward local religious leadership as public distrust of party politics grew. A Mazu temple emerged as a central force in the protests. The study interprets the conflict as a struggle among three forms of power: nuclear-industrial power, political power, and religious power rooted in local community networks and secular activism.
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