And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's very important for Taiwan to maintain its international contact.
The PRC is the big brother in this relationship, and it has the capacity to be generous to Taiwan on this issue in a manner that might do much to defuse that issue internally in Taiwan.
We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives.
Taiwan matters because of its vital role in spreading democracy in East Asia. Taiwan matters because of its strategic importance to promote peace in the Pacific region.
I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for independence in Taiwan.
Taiwan has been so well developed economically. But we are underdeveloped culturally.
We must unify Taiwan; we cannot afford to have our society being divided in half.
As Taiwan's friend and ally, I believe it is important for the United States to monitor the situation in the Taiwan Strait very carefully to help ensure Taiwan is not forced into a position which would endanger its freedom or its democracy.
But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to their aid.
Taiwan is a major economy.