Waishengren
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Waishengren are a group of predominantly Han Chinese who migrated to Taiwan from mainland China around the end of the Chinese Civil War and their descendants, often distinguished socially and politically from earlier-settled Taiwanese populations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
social group ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | February 28 Incident legacy politics ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy | martial law period in Taiwan ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalCharacteristic |
maintained diverse regional mainland Chinese customs in Taiwan
ⓘ
often perceived as culturally distinct from earlier-settled Taiwanese ⓘ |
| demographicGroupIn | Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | proportion of total population in Taiwan has declined over time ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Hakka Taiwanese
ⓘ
Hoklo Taiwanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwanese indigenous peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ benshengren ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 外省人 ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
first-generation mainland migrants to Taiwan
ⓘ
later-generation descendants in Taiwan ⓘ second-generation descendants in Taiwan ⓘ |
| historicalEventAssociatedWithMigration |
Chinese Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
retreat of the Kuomintang to Taiwan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfMigration | late 1940s ⓘ |
| historicalRole | formed core of ROC military and bureaucracy after 1949 ⓘ |
| identityTrend |
growing identification as Taiwanese among younger generations
ⓘ
increasing intermarriage with benshengren ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Mandarin Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Sinitic topolects ⓘ |
| mainlyMigratedFrom | mainland China ⓘ |
| oftenContrastedWith | pan-Green coalition supporters ⓘ |
| politicalAssociation |
Kuomintang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pan-Blue coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIssue |
representation in transitional justice debates in Taiwan
ⓘ
role in authoritarian-era governance in Taiwan ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
central China
ⓘ
northern China NERFINISHED ⓘ southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Chinese nationalism in Taiwan
ⓘ
Mainlander Taiwanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwanese nationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialCharacteristic |
historically associated with ruling elite after 1949 in Taiwan
ⓘ
often associated with Mandarin-speaking identity in Taiwan ⓘ |
| status | informal but widely used social category in Taiwan ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
ethnic politics in Taiwan
ⓘ
identity debates in Taiwan ⓘ |
| termLiterallyMeans | people from outside the province ⓘ |
| termRefersTo | post-1945 mainland Chinese migrants to Taiwan and their descendants ⓘ |
| usedIn | Taiwanese Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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