Publicly, many of them do. A formal declaration of independence would force Beijing to either resume war with Taiwan or lose face domestically. Pretending tha

Publicly, many of them do. A formal declaration of independence would force Beijing to either resume war with Taiwan or lose face domestically. Pretending that your homeland isn't technically a real country is a small price to pay to prevent insane Mainlander nationalists from launching a flurry of DF-41s into the heart of Taipei.