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The members of TSA and CSA are all from Taiwan. However, they do think differently in many ways concerning the status of Taiwan. Ideologically, most of CSA's members regard themselves as Chinese even though they do not consider Taiwan as part of PR China.On the other hand, TSA's members support the Taiwanese independence movement and advocate the rights of Taiwanese to determine their own future. CSSA was formed by the Chinese students and professionals from PRC. Despite CSA's constitution stating that any LSU Chinese student is eligible to become a member of CSA, very few PRC students join CSA. The activities sponsored by TSA include public speeches and seminars concerning the current issues and perspectives of Taiwan, while CSA has main activities such as sports, picnics, and festival celebrations.
No, Taiwan is not part of China as claimed by PR China. The Taiwanese regard KMT regime as an outside ruler and do not think Taiwan as part of China or any other country. They regard Taiwan as their own country. Taiwan has its own history (please see the History and Geography section of our home page.) Taiwan was an official province of China for only about nine years (1885--1895). Actually at that time both China and Taiwan were ruled by the Manchu. China was defeated in Sino-Japan war and ceded Taiwan to Japan in 1895. During the period 1895-1945 Taiwan was an official territory of Japan according to international laws. Upon Japan's surrender to the Allies in 1945, Japan gave up the title of Taiwan, but did not transfer it to China. The Allied forces, mostly Chiang Kai-shek troops, immediately occupied Taiwan. In 1949 Chiang Kai-shek and his KMT forces lost a civil war to the Communist China and were driven to Taiwan. KMT regime has ruled Taiwan since 1945. However, the Taiwanese have always regarded KMT regime as an outside ruler. As for the PR China, it has no ground to claim Taiwan as part of China (please see the Politics section of our homepage.)
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What are the differences among TSA (Taiwanese Student Assoc.),
CSA (Chinese Student Assoc.) and CSSA (Chinese Student and Scholar Assoc.)
at LSU?
Is Taiwan part of China?