Every year on October 10 Taiwan celebrates its National Day in memory of the 1911 Wuchang Uprising which led to the formation of the Republic of China. The ROC, or Taiwan, is now a liberal democracy, but the weight of its history can be felt even today. So what does this day mean for people living a hundred years after the event it commemorates in terms of identity and nationhood? We discuss the current state of politics in Taiwan, Taiwanese identity, youth participation in democracy and defining Taiwan beyond China.