消失的搭橋人？在台陸生「中國觀」之轉變

Abstract

本研究探討陸生來台經驗，如何影響他們看待中國，即：陸生來台經驗是否影響他們對國家的「愛國心」？他們是否會因為自己的台灣經驗更加願意主動捍衛中國的形象？他們是否會因為自身的台灣經驗更加願意展開交流？陸生是否從「親台派」一步步走向漠視台灣，甚至「更加愛國」？基於認同理論與對6位受訪者的訪談，本研究試圖歸納，陸生的留台經驗如何在三個面向上影響其對中國觀念，此三者分別為：從受訪者們的看法、觀點、價值等方面歸納得出的「同化面向」；從受訪者們的情感面歸納得出的「愛國面向」；從受訪者們的實踐行為歸納得出的「交流面向」。

本文發現此三種面向均能說明，台灣經驗對陸生的中國觀念產生了多樣差異的影響，從而否定了陸生研究中與台灣經驗接觸，勢必加深陸生嚮往民主價值的論點；同時也複雜化如今的海外中國留學生愛國主義研究中，主張中國留學生的海外經歷是否會更加「愛國」的預設。儘管就本研究所依據的六位陸生訪談是一個小樣本，卻依然對理解陸生整體狀況具有啟發性，並能作為未來陸生研究理論化的先行研究。本文主張，陸生研究具有能超越「愛國」語境帶來的二元對立，並展現台灣經驗所帶來的寶貴啟發性。本文認為台灣經驗確實對陸生的中國觀念產生影響，但也會進一步加劇陸生身陷兩岸意識形態衝突之中，從而更進一步降低他們的交流意願，走向更加失語的狀態；但從另一個方面本研究也發現，受訪者放棄了在兩岸越發激烈的意識形態衝突之間選擇一個「標準答案」的過程，雖然交流意願降低，但受訪者並未放棄交流。

This study explores how Mainland China students' experience in Taiwan affects their perspective of Chinese. This study asks: does Mainland China students' experience in Taiwan affect how "patriotic'' they are to their country? Or would they be more willing to defend China's image because of their Taiwan experience? Would they be more open to communication because of their Taiwan experience? Would Mainland China students have moved from a "Pro-Taiwan" stance to being indifferent to Taiwan, or even "more patriotic".

Based on the identity theory and interviews with 6 Mainland China students, this research attempts to summarize how the experience of studying in Taiwan by Chinese students affects their perceptions of Chinese in three aspects: the "assimilation aspect" derived from the respondents' views, perspectives, and values; the "patriotic aspect" derived from the respondents' emotions; and the "communication aspect" derived from the respondents' practical behaviors.

This thesis finds that these three aspects all illustrate the diverse effects of Taiwan's experience on Chinese students' perspective of Chinese, thus rejecting the argument in studies of Mainland China students that contact with Taiwan is found to deepen their yearning for democratic values. At the same time, it also complicates the presumption that Chinese students' overseas study experiences make them more "patriotic'' in studies of patriotism among overseas Chinese students today.Although the interviews of six Mainland China students in Taiwan on which the findings of this study are based is a small sample, this thesis is still instructive for understanding the overall status of Mainland China students, and can serve as a precursor to the theorization of future Mainland China students research. This thesis argues that contact with Taiwan affects Mainland China students in many ways,but it also further exacerbates the ideological conflict between China and Taiwan,which further reduces students' willingness to communicate and frustrates their ability to figuratively understand their positionality.However,this study also finds that Mainland students contact with Taiwan has the possibility to transcend the binary opposition brought by the context of "patriotism",and these students have not closed the door on communications,despite reduced willingness to to do so.