228 Memory and the Lin Family Murders: Taiwan’s New History Awakening
“I thought about it carefully. What I am tearing apart is not ethnic groups, but the fragile pride that refuses to face history—because I used to be like that myself.”
“I thought about it carefully. What I am tearing apart is not ethnic groups, but the fragile pride that refuses to face history—because I used to be like that myself.”
Yet under Chinese united-front pressure and cognitive warfare, only by remembering its history and understanding the cost of freedom and peace can Taiwan work pragmatically with democratic partners and help uphold a peaceful international order.
As such, the full meaning and political impact of the “Great Recall” cannot be properly assessed until the results of the second round become clear.
The construction of such a national narrative must therefore be both historically grounded and responsive to the contemporary geopolitical landscape.
The EU has a unique opportunity to shape a democratic and prosperous Indo-Pacific, and Taiwan should be a key pillar of that vision.