Taiwan is an incredibly different place to the countries you listed. It's a very modern society with a homogeneous population. Most importantly to this discuss

Taiwan is an incredibly different place to the countries you listed. It's a very modern society with a homogeneous population. Most importantly to this discussion, Taiwan has mandatory military service for the express purpose of defending the island against Chinese attack. Taiwan is a country that should be assisted in it's independence, if it comes down to it.