There is a strange debate in Taiwan (台灣). Their problem is that they have too much successful contacts (!) with mainland China (中国大陆). Trade between the countries means that Taiwan gets richer. But at the same time, it becomes more dependent on their biggest enemy. What if the mainland suddenly starts exercising pressure on Taiwan through trade sanctions? The only way to avoid that risk, is to avoid the trade to start with. And lose business opportunities. And become poorer. And of course becoming poorer won't help Taiwan staying independent of mainland China.
It is probably not too bold a guess to assume that Taiwan and mainland China will get very close together in the future regardless of any present political will to do so or not.
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