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There are many pro-China people living in Taiwan. So there is local support...


Anecdotal, but I lived in Taiwan for several years and never met anyone who was even remotely pro-CCP.


They mostly live in Southern Taiwan, so I wouldn't be surprised if foreigners (and many Taiwanese natives as well) don't regularly see pro-CCP Taiwanese citizens.


There are a lot of pro-CCP and pro-reunification organizations in Taiwan. Such as Patriot Alliance Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Alliance_Association and Chinese Unification Promotion Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Unification_Promotion_.... Both of them have headquarters in capital Taipei. They often hold rallies around Ximen area.


Just like you won't see any trump supporters, pun intended, right?


What's the pun here?


Electoral results speak conclusively to their relatively small numbers.


Didn't get that feeling on my travels there pre 2015. Not sure why that could have changed drastically since.


I thought Chiang Kai-shek took care of them during the period of White Terror.


What do you mean by "pro-China"?

If it means that Taiwan is indeed a province of 'China' then probably. If it means supporting the People's Republic of China and Communist Party then I'm very doubtful.




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