[buckalfa]

Given cultural and familia ties, along with fifth columnists, would Taiwan really resist?

[ifinnegan]

“ Given cultural and familia ties, along with fifth columnists, would Taiwan really resist?”

They’d have just given in by now if your supposition were true.

[MeganC]

“Given cultural and familial ties, along with fifth columnists, would Taiwan really resist?”

Given cultural and familial ties, along with fifth columnists, would Ukraine really resist?

Seems to me your question has been asked and answered.