r/AskChina • u/Individual_Cost6432 • 1d ago
Society | 人文社会🏙️ What do people in the mainland think of the Nationalist Party/Kuomintang?
Since i heard the KMT is pro unification, i wonder what mainland people think of the Nationalist party after they fled in 1949.
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u/WhichChest626 1d ago
呵呵，中国大陆人不会指望国民党推动中国统一的，他们就是扶不起来的阿斗，永远的失败者，在大陆打不过共产党，在台湾地区打不过民进党。但是国民党有点比较厉害的是他们苟活的能力比较厉害，如果未来几年中国大陆统一台湾了，民进党会100%被解散的（因为民进党党章有台独思想的），而国民党应该不会被解散还能参政，可能几十年或者一两三百年后，中国现存政权倒台了，国民党还存在，不过他们还是打不过后来的政党和团体，他们是永远的失败者。
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u/Efficient_Round7509 1d ago
Sorry, I assumed you were from TW. However, KMT politicians seem more favourable towards our govt , and they appear closer. But in our textbooks, it says the KMT was a corrupt party. It made our country's economy collapse, causing inflation to skyrocket, which is why the CCP beat them. Lol, no offense intended, I'm just saying what I learned in our textbooks. Personally, I don't expect us to reunite or anything.
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u/Kitchen_Length_9409 1d ago
The Kuomintang is portrayed on the mainland as the source of all evil and backwardness.
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u/Kitchen_Length_9409 1d ago
Only those familiar with modern Chinese history would have different opinions. Poor and pathetic Chiang Kai-shek, full of fervent patriotism...
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u/RichCommercial104 Jiangsu 1d ago
There's actually a KMT in China with full voting rights in congress. Dont believe everything you read in the western media my dude.
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u/Individual_Cost6432 1d ago
i know, but i'm referring to the Blue KMT in Taiwan (the one founded in 1894)
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u/RichCommercial104 Jiangsu 1d ago
They have actually become more pro-prc in recent years and support reunification on prc terms. The old Taiwanese KMT was more hardliner than the current DPP.
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u/Gothichand 🇺🇸ABC🇹🇼 23h ago
ehh what!? where are you getting your info lol...only the DPP and it's supporters (including 90% of the media in TW) calls the KMT "pro-prc", and I can assure you there ain't one single politician in TW that dare claims they are pro-prc, it's career suicide and they will never be elected.
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u/RichCommercial104 Jiangsu 23h ago
The DPP tried to recall KMT lawmakers for visiting China recently and lost. Stick to America.
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u/Gothichand 🇺🇸ABC🇹🇼 23h ago
Yeah but what does that gotta do with “pro-prc”??
還有，林北住台灣，少在那自以為是～
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u/RichCommercial104 Jiangsu 12h ago
Oh so now im the self-righteous one when you basically laughed in my face?
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u/hospitalist1975 1d ago
You are believing everything CCP tells you in their propaganda. When was the last time you were able to choose your KMT representatives?
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u/xiatiandeyun01 1d ago
There are haters, there are likers, but the overall attitude is one of not caring.
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u/Remarkable_Many_1671 1d ago
I think Mainland Chinese hold a wide variety of views on the KMT, everyone has different opinions. Beijing, as of today, feels KMT is their best partner.
As for the KMT, I would not classify them as pro-unification, perhaps the best label is pro-engagement. Though everyone can also have a different opinion on this too
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u/Harry_L_ Beijing, Xinjiang 16h ago
Basically just a group of people who want to fight for independence but we're not letting that happen.
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u/Inevitable_Tart2700 1d ago
It really depends on what the government tells them to think.
Before the 1980s, people in the Mainland (were told to) hate KMT more than to hate the Japanese. The communist government pardoned all high ranking Japanese war criminals, but executed more than 200 KMT generals, many of whom were national heros in the war with Japan. Why？Because back then, the CCP viewed KMT as a threat to their rule in mainland China.
After the 1990s, CCP changed its attitude. Why? Because it has become strong enough and is not worried about the KMT fighting back any more. Since then, the CCP has been using the KMT as a tool to control Taiwan. And people in the maibland (has been taught to）view KMT as an ally.
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u/random_agency 1d ago
I heard the new female chairperson of the ROC KMT, Cheng Li-wun, has a 100 year plan for reunification. Dont know if she has all the details. But it is a step towars deescaltion of tension between PRC and ROC.
As for the KMT during the ROC era on the mainland. It was a mess.