> You are also missing the part where the Taiwanese have always held an ambiguous stance towards reunification/independence. You are also missing the part wher

> You are also missing the part where the Taiwanese have always held an ambiguous stance towards reunification/independence. You are also missing the part where the ambiguous stance is mostly a consequence of China's threat of immediate violence if independence is ever declared. Taiwanese support for reunification is under 15% or so - and even lower among Taiwanese who were born in Taiwan. Why would they, when their living standards are way higher than China's and they live a free country?