自1949年迄今,臺灣憲政民主的發展歷經三個階段:(一)極權主義時期(1949-1975);(二)威權主義時期(1976-1989);(三)民主政治時期(1990-2010)包括(2000-2008)政黨輪替,由民進黨執政,及2008年5月之後國民黨重新執政。 在極權主義時期及威權主義時期,政府透過大眾傳播獨占,極力倡導中國化,而壓制本土化。然而,在2000-2008期間,當時執政的民進黨以及臺灣海內外傾向獨派的團體則力倡臺灣本土化。但是2008年5月之後,國民黨再度極力倡導中國化,過度傾中,以致於2010年1月9日的立法委員補選,民進黨贏得全部的三個席次;2月27日的立委補選,民進黨贏得4席當中的3席,顯示出現臺灣民眾對於國民黨過度傾中政策不滿的警訊。 當然,臺灣本土化不只是福佬爲主的文化而已;臺灣本土化指的是多元文化主義,包含了臺灣文化,中華文化以及其它文化。在社會上,不同的利益團體有自己的聲音。但是,臺灣主權必定是臺灣和中國關係的先決條件,包括經濟合作甚至於經濟整合,都是如此。臺灣本土化和中國化的結合,只有在臺灣主權維護的情況之下才有可能,否則臺灣將被中國統一。此關鍵性要點是政黨,學者們所宜注意的。
Taiwan's constitutional development since 1949 had undergone 3 stages, from Totalitarian Period (1949-1975), to Authoritarian Period (1976-1989), and finally to Democratic Period (1990-2010) including Party Rotation (2000-2008) ruled under DPP, and again in May, 2008 KMT won the ruling power. During Totalitarian and Authoritarian Period, ”Sinicization” had been specially emphasized by government through mass media monopoly, and ”Taiwanization” had been suppressed. However, in the period of 2000-2008, Taiwanization had been promoted by then ruling party DDP and pro-independence groups in Taiwan and overseas. But, from May 2008, KMT again promoted ”Sinicization”, and hence on the 9(superscript th) of January 2010's by-election for Legislative Assembly, DPP won all three seats, and on the 27(superscript th) of February's by-election for Legislative Assembly again, DPP won 3 out of 4 seats, probably a symbol of Taiwanese warning against KMT's over-Sinicization tendency. Of course, Taiwanization is not only related Hoklo-dominant culture; it is also the multiculturalism, jointed by Taiwanese, Chinese and other cultures. In a society, different interest groups have their own say. However, ”The Sovereignty of Taiwan” must be the pre-requisite of Taiwan-China relations including economic cooperation and even economic integration, Taiwanization and Sinicization can be synthesized only in the condition that ”Taiwan's Sovereignty” be retained, otherwise Taiwan will be unified by China, and this is the critical point that political parties and scholars ought to be noted.