The thing about Taiwan, is that every so often they make overtures to work out some plan to rejoin the mainland.
I don’t think we should stick our neck out at all, if that’s their take on things.
Granted, it’s been a while, but it sure soured me on supporting them whole hog.
There is a struggle between mainladers and native Taiwanese. Mainlanders always set sight on China. They don’t see Taiwan as a separate state. Natives resent mainlanders and China. They would rather side with Japan. Actually they are pro-Japan.
Democratic Progressive Party represents natives and Kuomintang, mainlanders. on the political spectrum, DPP is a liberal party more like Dems in U.S., though. I believe Kaohsiung is the stronghold of natives and DPP.