“Achieve” is a progressive framing. I identify as a Taoist, or conservative anarchist. Conservative means we conserve the interplay between cultures—the pluralistic now—resisting homogenization or polarization into binaries. Anarchist means voluntary association, non‑coercion, shifting from vertical control to horizontal coordination and trust. I wouldn’t say I achieved anything; I would say we conserved a transcultural republic of citizens—my translation of Zhonghua Minguo (中華民國).

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