That's like arguing that Austria will be united into one whole Germany at some point. That idea has always been popular among ethno-nationalists, but after losi

That's like arguing that Austria will be united into one whole Germany at some point. That idea has always been popular among ethno-nationalists, but after losing WWII, German ethno-nationalism has become politically irrelevant. Nowadays, the only way Germany and Austria might become parts of the same country is via the EU, which is very much the antithesis of ethno-nationalist ideas. Only a minority of the Taiwanese population are recent, Mandarin-speaking immigrants from the mainland, and since the end of the KMT dictatorship, the government has changed course towards supporting local languages, so even the "common language" argument is losing ground. Aside: Taiwanese Southern Min teaching materials by a kindergarden in Kaohsiung: http://webms.chkops.vi.kh.edu.tw/newholo/teach/teach_2.htm http://webms.chkops.vi.kh.edu.tw/newholo/teach/teach_2.htm So the most likely path for unification of Mainland China and Taiwan would be via an "East Asian Union" formed not due to common cultural ties, but to further economic integration among nearby countries with compatible political systems.