Because they are settlers who have pushed indigenous peoples into the mountains and off the coast, and up until very recently, didn’t recognize all native Taiwanese peoples as distinct ethnic groups.
The Taiwanese government has acknowledged at least 400 years of oppression of indigenous peoples. It got worse once the ROK was founded and a lot of people fleeing the PRC moved into the island, but it was never great in the first place.
Because they are settlers who have pushed indigenous peoples into the mountains and off the coast, and up until very recently, didn’t recognize all native Taiwanese peoples as distinct ethnic groups.
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The Taiwanese government has acknowledged at least 400 years of oppression of indigenous peoples. It got worse once the ROK was founded and a lot of people fleeing the PRC moved into the island, but it was never great in the first place.
Oh so it is.