我們不需要加入任何立場的意識型態，我們只是在揭露台灣人的内涵是甚麼。過去所討論的台灣意識，是在台灣社會的發展階段中產生的。但在今天的全球社會中，它需要被重建。這裡以台灣界域(Taiwan Milieu)這個符號來揭露台灣的眞實處境，並且告訴我們，我們就是台灣人。它不是在血統、省籍或族群的立場上來説明。競爭對於台灣社會是一件正面的事情，但需要在一個共同的基礎上競爭。在台灣界域中，我們都是台灣人，它是凝聚台灣人的新基礎，也是台灣可以在兩岸關係中體現主體性的基礎，更重要的是，它是西方國家可以理解也不會反對的基礎。

It is not necessary to accept any ideological position to uncover the meaning of being Taiwanese. Past discussions of “Taiwan consciousness” were the product of a particular stage in the development of Taiwanese society. In today’s global society, the concept needs to be reconstructed. This paper uses Taiwan Milieu as a symbol to reveal Taiwan’s real situation and the meaning of being Taiwanese. Competition is a positive force in Taiwanese society but must take place upon a common foundation. The meaning of being Taiwanese cannot be explained in terms of race, provincial origin or ethnicity. In the Taiwan Milieu, we are all Taiwanese; it represents a common foundation that binds all Taiwanese together and a basis for manifesting Taiwanese subjectivity in cross-Strait relations. Most importantly, Taiwan Milieu is a concept Westerners can understand and will not oppose.