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"Green Terror" (Chinese: 綠色恐怖; pinyin: Lǜsè Kǒngbù; Wade–Giles: Lü4sê4 Kʻung3pu4) is a political pejorative used to characterize and criticize the purportedly authoritarian behavior of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) or the pan-Green camp. It is used by the DPP's opponents in Taiwan (mainly the pan-Blue camp and the Taiwan People's Party), but is also sometimes used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and by pro-Beijing and pro–Chinese unification locals.[1] The term is a combination the DPP's party color and "White Terror", a reference to political repression under the Kuomintang's rule by martial law.

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Since 2014, the Ma Ying-jeou government has attempted to roll back Taiwanization and strengthen the identity of the 'Republic of China' in high school history subjects. This has intensified into a political debate, with criticism from pan-Green camps, including the DPP, which values the 'Taiwanese' identity over the identity of the 'Republic of China'.[citation needed] After asserting that the DPP viewed the deletion of the White Terror from the new syllabus as a form of de-Taiwanization, Lin Ming-cheng [zh], a politician with the Chinese ultra-nationalist New Party, said that the DPP's approach was the "Green Terror".[2] (see zh:臺灣高中課程綱要微調案#支持觀點)

Following the arrest of Taiwan People's Party (TPP) chairman Ko Wen-je on bribery and corruption charges, TPP member Huang Kuo-chang blamed the arrest on Green Terror.[3]

When the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis[a] broke out, the DPP Legislative Caucus made a post on Threads noting that Yoon Suk-yeol's declared purpose for declaration of martial law was protecting constitutional democracy.[6][7] This led to the DPP being criticized by South Korean netizens,[b] Chang Chi-kai and some Chinese/Taiwanese media as "Green Terror."[12][13][14][15][16] Then-opposition parties spoke of the post as an endorsement of Yoon's martial law, and accused the DPP of wanting to implement martial law in Taiwan. The DPP took down their post minutes later, and said it had not intended to support Yoon's martial law, nor intended to implement martial law in Taiwan, and noted its own roots as an opposition group during the period of martial law in Taiwan.[7]

Similar terms

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  • "Green Communists" (Chinese: 綠共; pinyin: lǜgòng; Wade–Giles: lü4kung4) is a term used to criticize the DPP's political behavior as "CCP-like". Comparing DPP to the CCP is meant to accuse DPP of controlling speech, fighting against dissidents, promoting nationalism, and using the judiciary to persecute political opponents.[17][18]
  • Goblin (Chinese: 哥布林; pinyin: gēbùlín; Wade–Giles: ko1pu4lin2) is a term used to describe relationship issues and sexual assault or sexual harassment cases involving a Pan-Green individual. Used from 2023, the image of goblins is taken from the light novel series Goblin Slayer.[20]

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The South Korean martial law crisis begun with Yoon Suk Yeol, the then far-right[4][5] anti-communist president.
  2. ↑ Several South Korean mainstream media reported that the DPP "supported" (Korean: 지지; Hanja: 支持) martial law.[8][9][10][11]
  3. ↑ Originally an anti-communist term often used in Taiwan during the [Kuomintang one-party dictatorship] White Terror, but today pro-independence supporters who are hawkish on the PRC are also used to denounce Kuomintang who is dovish on the PRC.

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  1. ↑ "Beijing Latches Onto 'Green Terror' Claims to Stoke Historical Divisions in Taiwan". The Diplomat. October 2, 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-10-02. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "力挺課綱微調 抗獨史陣線嗆「綠色恐怖」" [The Anti-Independence History Front strongly supports curriculum adjustments and condemns 'green terror']. 風傳媒. 2014-03-21. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  3. ↑ "黃國昌：柯文哲陷綠色恐怖 民眾黨不會讓柯家人孤單" [Huang Kuo-chang: Ko Wen-je is trapped in a green terror; the Taiwan People's Party will not let the Ko family be alone]. 中央社 CNA. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "The troubling far-right tendencies of Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol". The Hankyoreh. 28 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Yoon's far-right legacy continues to polarise South Korea". East Asia Forum. 20 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Thompson, James (4 December 2024). "DPP deletes post comparing South Korea martial law incident to Taiwan". Focus Taiwan – CNA English News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  7. 1 2 Thomson, Jono (4 December 2024). "Opposition criticizes DPP for likening S Korea martial law to Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "대만 집권당, '한국 계엄령 지지' 메시지 올렸다가 부랴부랴 삭제" [Taiwan's ruling party posts 'support for South Korea martial law' message, then hastily deletes it]. The Chosun Ilbo. December 4, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "대만 민진당, '계엄 지지' SNS 글 올렸다가 삭제" [Taiwan's DPP posted and deleted SNS posts 'supporting martial law']. Kyunghyang Shinmun. December 5, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ "38년 계엄령 겪은 대만…여당이 '尹 지지글' 올렸다가 발칵" [Taiwan, which endured 38 years of martial law … [Taiwan] ruling party causes uproar after posting a 'message supporting Yoon']. JoongAng Ilbo. December 5, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
  11. ↑ ""韓 국회, 친북에 장악"...타이완 집권당 계엄 지지 SNS 글 '파문'" ["ROK National Assembly seized by pro-North Korean [forces]"... Taiwan ruling party posts social media supporting South Korean martial law, sparking 'backlash']. YTN. December 5, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
  12. ↑ "民進黨團挺南韓戒嚴？張啓楷：白色恐怖變綠色恐怖" [DPP supports martial law in South Korea? Chang Chi-kai: White Terror Turns into Green Terror]. 聯合新聞網. December 4, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ "韓國戒嚴｜民進黨發文力挺製｢綠色恐怖｣ 韓網民：台灣人太瘋狂" [DPP's support for martial law in South Korea, South Korean netizens on "Green Terror": Taiwanese are too crazy.]. HK01. December 4, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ "政治受難人團體：反對「戒嚴說」 拒絕威權心態 民進黨要道歉". 兩岸犇報. December 5, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  15. ↑ "民進黨「戒嚴文」掀怒火 高嘉瑜表態了：非常不妥". 中時新聞網. December 5, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  16. ↑ "批民進黨團拿戒嚴恐嚇台灣人民 白委：白色恐怖變綠色恐怖？". Newtalk新闻. December 4, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  17. ↑ "台灣看中共百年・五｜「綠共民進黨」：台灣人對中共的誤讀". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  18. ↑ "民進黨是綠共還是真反共？". United Daily News (in Chinese). 2025-04-03. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  19. ↑ "影／黃國昌到北投「掃除綠衛兵」攤位助陣 呼籲團結支持罷免行動". United Daily News (in Chinese). 2025-06-01. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  20. ↑ "「哥布林」的網路語境轉移，網路終究是短憶的". 奔騰思潮 (in Chinese). 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  21. ↑ "《吳恭銘觀點》噴黑話自嗨！柯粉「閩猴論」的邏輯謬誤與道德困境". 28 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2024-09-01.

Further reading

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  • Cheng, Hongqin. "From Structural Resistance to the Performance of Crisis: Imaginary Anti-authoritarianism in Taiwan's Populism". European Journal of East Asian Studies. [...] opposition parties construct the ruling party as an embodiment of 'Green Terror' or authoritarianism, creating a populist crisis performance where 'the people' resist a new authoritarian government.
  • Lin, Trisha T. C. "Socialbot representations on cross media platforms during 2020 Taiwanese Presidential Election". International Telecommunications Society. several problue[sic] news media reported this incident and even framed it as "Green Terror" that the ruling party, DPP, controlled Facebook to suppress pro-Han speech [...]Examining 109 related Facebook posts, they showed similar polarized political standpoints: the panblue authors' core narrations focus on "green terror," "election bad trick," or "Facebook favoring certain political positions, " while pan-green supporters argue "Han's abnormal online popularity," "Han's fans and Wu Mao same as China's Internet armies" or "KMT as China's proxy."
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