FP This Week: Taiwan’s First Peoples Speak Up

Plus: Argentina’s new far-right president and the Americans avoiding taxes. NOVEMBER 21, 2023  |  [VIEW IN BROWSER](  |  [SUBSCRIBE](     Members of the Kanakanavu tribe perform in traditional costumes during a Siraya harvest festival in Taiwan’s Donghua village on Oct. 18. Dave Tacon Photos for Foreign Policy Among the many column inches devoted to the prospect of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, one group is rarely mentioned: the contested island’s Indigenous peoples. What do they think about China’s claim that Taiwan is a breakaway province and must be reabsorbed? And how important is democracy to these groups, when the overwhelmingly dominant ethnic population in Taiwan is Han Chinese? To find out, journalism professor Margaret Simons traveled high into Taiwan’s northeastern mountains to [meet with its Indigenous people]( on their traditional lands. Simons found that while the current government may celebrate Taiwan’s first peoples in order to strengthen its identity on a global stage, members of the tribes believe they never ceded sovereignty. Consequently, as Simons discovers, their presence is in some ways an inconvenient truth—not only to Xi and the People’s Republic of China, but also to the Taiwanese political class affirming their heritage for its own ends.—The Editors P.S. Informed readers like you challenge us to provide the most critical and diverse analyses on global affairs every day. To thank you for your support, we want to invite you to extend your journey with us. For a limited time, you can [secure one free year of ad-free access]( to articles, interviews, and exclusive content after becoming an FP Insider. 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