They have a shared culture and history, making them feel like one people.
Yes, mainland Chinese citizens can visit Taiwan under certain conditions and with the appropriate travel permits.
Taiwan's increasing economic dependency on mainland China and the benefits reunification could bring to boost Taiwan's economy. In addition to economic reasons, the social and cultural divide between Taiwan and China isn't that deep. Their split only happened in 1949, which is like only a generation ago. Even Hong Kong came under China's sovereignty after over 150 years of British rule, so why can't Taiwan consider reunification?
Taiwan is approximately 130 kilometers (about 81 miles) away from the Chinese mainland at its closest point, which is the Taiwan Strait. This narrow body of water separates Taiwan from the southeastern coast of China. The distance can vary depending on the specific locations being measured on both sides.
They went to Taiwan and still are there today.
The Strait of Formosa separates Taiwan (aka, Formosa) from the mainland Chinese Provence of Fukien. The Strait is an arm of the Pacific Ocean that runs from the South China Sea to the East China Sea.
The Nationalist Chinese Party from Mainland China evacuated to the island of Taiwan in 1949. Taiwan is not a separate nation.
China views Taiwan as a breakaway province that is part of its territory and insists on eventual reunification, considering it a core national interest. The Chinese government opposes any form of Taiwanese independence and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve reunification. This stance is rooted in historical claims and the principle of "One China," which asserts that there is only one sovereign state under the name China, encompassing both mainland China and Taiwan. Taiwan, on the other hand, operates as a separate political entity with its own government and democratic system.
The nationalists fled to Taiwan after the communists took over Mainland China.
Taiwan is an island which has a different government than the Chinese mainland because the losing non-communist forces during the Chinese civil war fled to Taiwan leaving the communists to take over the mainland. The official title of Taiwan is the 'Republic of China'
Taiwan is on an island, Taipei. It has no mainland region.
There are obviously a few in Mainland China, and a lot more in other Chinese areas like Taiwan and Singapore. Most animosity against Japanese by Chinese comes from Mainland China.
The Communist Chinese own and occupy Taiwan. ___ No that is incorrect. The Communist Chinese DO NOT occupy Taiwan. Taiwan is called the Republic of China, a separate country from the People's Republic of China. At the end of the Chinese Revolution, Chaing Kai-Shek and the Kuomintang fled China and set up government in Taiwan. The existence of the Republic of China has been a contentious issue between Taiwan and mainland China.