Editing Taiwanization (section)

=== Constitutional and political campaign ===
In October 2003, President [[Chen Shui-bian]] announced that Taiwan would seek a new constitution suitable for the Taiwan people that would turn Taiwan into a "normal country."<ref name="constitution">Wu, Lilian - [[Central News Agency (Republic of China)|Taipei Central News Agency]]. (6 October 2003) [[Open Source Center|World News Connection]] ''President Wants Constitution That Fits Taiwan People.''</ref> In explaining what a normal country was in the context of desinicization and the 1992 [[One-China policy]], Chen Shui-bian stated,

{{quote|Taiwan is an independent sovereign country, but a lot of people do not think of Taiwan as a country and do not dare to call Taiwan an independent sovereign nation, which is quite abnormal. ... Taiwan must not fall into the trap of being regarded as part of China, or become a special region of China like Hong Kong.<ref name="constitution"/>{{additional citation needed|date=December 2012}}}}

In response, the [[Pan-Blue Coalition]] within Taiwan sought to portray President Chen Shui-bian and his [[Democratic Progressive Party]] as radicals intent on implementing revolutionary desinicization that would disenfranchise various ethnic groups within Taiwan who have an affinity for China and the Chinese culture.<ref>Tai-lin, Huang - [[Taipei Times]]. (15 November 2003) [[Open Source Center|World News Connection]] ''Pan-Blue Portraying Green Camp As "Radical"''</ref>

In February 2007, the [[Democratic Progressive Party]] (DPP) adopted a resolution to identify those responsible for the 1947 [[February 28 Incident]] massacre of Taiwanese people in order to charge them with [[war crimes]] and [[crimes against humanity]]. The effort also sought to remove the "remnants of dictatorship" traced to that sixty-year-old incident.<ref name="incident">[[China Post]] (8 February 2007) ''DPP urges probe to 'uncover truth' of 2-28.''</ref> This was seen in mainland China as being in line with a series of desinicization actions by both the Taiwan government and the DPP to rid both Chiang and China from the Taiwan public scene.<ref name="incident"/> Some applauded this as a courageous act of seeking justice. Others criticized the request, seeing it as "rubbing salt into wounds" by playing up the historical issues for political gain.<ref name="incident"/>