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I have never met a single Taiwanese who wasn't ready to kick the living shit out of anyone who even SUGGESTED that Taiwan was a part of China. I've almost gotten drawn into fights by asking if Taiwanese language is a dialect of Chinese, just like Cantonese. The short of it is, the Taiwanese who want to maintain independence are very much in the majority and cannot be dismissed simply as reactionaries.
The very fact that they can elect their leaders gives them the pride to lift a middle finger to the PRC's bullying. And the fact that the Taiwanese actually LIKE the Japanese and look up to them makes their culture significantly different from mainland China.
>>taiwan is more like china every day
Maybe so, but that is heavily due to Taiwanese investment in the mainland. You've got your causal relationship confused.