ABSTRACT
In spite of the fact that there are four main social groups that more or less possess relationships of mutual antagonism in Taiwan—Minnan-Taiwanese, Hakka people, Mainlanders, and Austronesian-speaking aborigines, in some particular situations, the first three belong to the same ethnic group—they all recognize that they are Han people and their first ancestor was Huangdi. In essence, in their attitude toward aborigines, these three groups also form a single interest group in pursuing ethnic benefits (cf.Keyes 1981). In other words, from a broader viewpoint, there are just two ethnic groups in Taiwan—Han and aborigines.
