Green Terror (Taiwan)

Perceived widespread political repression by the Democratic Progressive Party From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Green Terror" (Chinese: 綠色恐怖; pinyin: Lǜsè Kǒngbù; Wade–Giles: Lü4sê4 Kʻung3pu4) is a political pejorative used to characterize and criticize the purportedly authoritarian behavior of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) or the pan-Green camp. It is used by the DPP's opponents in Taiwan (mainly the pan-Blue camp and the Taiwan People's Party), but is also sometimes used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and by pro-Beijing and pro–Chinese unification locals.[1] The term is a combination the DPP's party color and "White Terror", a reference to political repression under the Kuomintang's rule by martial law.

Examples

Since 2014, the Ma Ying-jeou government has attempted to roll back Taiwanization and strengthen the identity of the 'Republic of China' in high school history subjects. This has intensified into a political debate, with criticism from pan-Green camps, including the DPP, which values the 'Taiwanese' identity over the identity of the 'Republic of China'.[citation needed] After asserting that the DPP viewed the deletion of the White Terror from the new syllabus as a form of de-Taiwanization, Lin Ming-cheng [zh], a politician with the Chinese ultra-nationalist New Party, said that the DPP's approach was the "Green Terror".[2] (see zh:臺灣高中課程綱要微調案#支持觀點)

Following the arrest of Taiwan People's Party (TPP) chairman Ko Wen-je on bribery and corruption charges, TPP member Huang Kuo-chang blamed the arrest on Green Terror.[3]

When the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis[a] broke out, the DPP Legislative Caucus made a post on Threads noting that Yoon Suk-yeol's declared purpose for declaration of martial law was protecting constitutional democracy.[6][7] This led to the DPP being criticized by South Korean netizens,[b] Chang Chi-kai and some Chinese/Taiwanese media as "Green Terror."[12][13][14][15][16] Then-opposition parties spoke of the post as an endorsement of Yoon's martial law, and accused the DPP of wanting to implement martial law in Taiwan. The DPP took down their post minutes later, and said it had not intended to support Yoon's martial law, nor intended to implement martial law in Taiwan, and noted its own roots as an opposition group during the period of martial law in Taiwan.[7]

Similar terms

  • "Green Communists" (Chinese: 綠共; pinyin: lǜgòng; Wade–Giles: lü4kung4) is a term used to criticize the DPP's political behavior as "CCP-like". Comparing DPP to the CCP is meant to accuse DPP of controlling speech, fighting against dissidents, promoting nationalism, and using the judiciary to persecute political opponents.[17][18]
  • Goblin (Chinese: 哥布林; pinyin: gēbùlín; Wade–Giles: ko1pu4lin2) is a term used to describe relationship issues and sexual assault or sexual harassment cases involving a Pan-Green individual. Used from 2023, the image of goblins is taken from the light novel series Goblin Slayer.[20]

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Notes

  1. [a]
    The South Korean martial law crisis begun with Yoon Suk Yeol, the then far-right[4][5] anti-communist president.
  2. [b]
    Several South Korean mainstream media reported that the DPP "supported" (Korean: 지지; Hanja: 支持) martial law.[8][9][10][11]
  3. [c]
    Originally an anti-communist term often used in Taiwan during the [Kuomintang one-party dictatorship] White Terror, but today pro-independence supporters who are hawkish on the PRC are also used to denounce Kuomintang who is dovish on the PRC.

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