I'll admit this is a subject that I'm not overly familiar with, but I do have a couple of questions. I did live with a Taiwanese guy for a semester though (much hilarity found when I was told he did his service in the Coastguard and never learned how to swim:L).
Taiwan isn't recognized by the UN is it? I know in Ireland they have a consulate but my housemate said it took him a lot of effort to get to live here for a year. Just from a quick hop on wiki and reading this thread though, the USA are firm supporters like they are with Japan, South Korea and other countries in that area?
Secondly, isn't there a movement in Taiwan that wants to reconcile itself with China? I know the native Formosans don't like the "refugees" (for want of a better word), the ones who came over in 1949. Would that factor in?
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