Demonstrators taking part in the Sunflower movement shout slogans in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei in 2014. Young Taiwanese are much more politically active than their forbears. Photo: Reuters
In Taiwan, the old guard struggles to win the hearts and minds of the young
Jonathan Sullivan says the use of a common phrase – ‘kids don’t know any better’ – among elders in Taiwanese politics is telling of paternalistic attitudes, but the younger generation is politically active and agitating for change
Demonstrators taking part in the Sunflower movement shout slogans in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei in 2014. Young Taiwanese are much more politically active than their forbears. Photo: Reuters
