But precisely because the China factor is so potent, and because the KMT and the DPP each insists on certain aspects of its own intepretation of history, rational discourse on many public policy issues will not be possible without a new, inclusive national identity.
但也正因為「中國」這個因素太強了，國民黨和民進黨又各有其歷史堅持，因此除非有一個新的、包容性的國家認同，否則很多公共政策的理性討論是不可能展開的。