After Japan's colonial rule over Taiwan came to an end, however, a new government swept in and took strong action to suppress Japanese culture in Taiwan. In the view of Makoto Liang, a mixture of Chinese patriotism and a colonial mentality has left the older generation of Taiwanese with a love-hate relationship toward Japan.
但是日本殖民時代結束之後，日本文化受到強力打壓，梁秩誠認為，仇日和崇日的愛國情結和殖民地情結同時在這一代台灣人身上浮現。