Is it to ROC's advantage to unite with PRC?

1. in 5 years.


2. in 50 years.


3. other.Is it to ROC's advantage to unite with PRC?
That's the easy way out. Ironically, no nation is forged into existence by taking the easy exit. Since much of the world seem to be in economic distress, then why not have all of them annex with the P.R.C.?





Consider this, too: ';Torn away'; and separate from the motherland, will Taiwan eventually ';die in the desert,'; so to speak? Because it would seem from this psychological equation that reunification is equal to economic survival, and is the only viable option. Is Taiwan really dying economically that only reunification will save it?





Looking at your question from another point of view: Under such scenario, would it really be for the R.O.C.'s economic advantage, or for the P.R.C.'s geographical advantage? No one can deny that these two mutual interests sit perfectly well with each other. But, whose interests are at a larger stake here?





I wonder if anybody here is really aware what the ultimate goal of reunification is. The open-air sentimentalities are obvious enough, but what of the hidden and pragmatic truths?Is it to ROC's advantage to unite with PRC?
It would not be to Taiwan's advantage if and until the PRC fully democratizes, achieves parity in living standards and speaks to Taiwan from a position of equality, not of intimidation.
I'm with matt too. Nope





Pagan Dan and Mothra Leo's answers are great.
Not if the PRC does it by force.
This is not a travel question--it is a political question. I will answer anyway.





There are four schools of thought in this regard.





1. Taiwan is a sovreign nation, and should be internationally recognized as such. Taiwan has never been ruled from Beijing--other than as an unimportant little outpost before 1895, and Taiwanese people are no more Chinese than Canadians and Americans are English. The trouble with this argument is that Beijing has threatened to invade if Taiwan declares independence, and smart people in Taiwan know that the ROC armed forces cannot prevail against China any more than the Netherlands could prevail against America--and furthermore nobody thinks that the USA is dumb enough to get sucked into a war with China over little Taiwan.





2. Taiwan is a part of China. Taiwanese is no more a a distinct language than *American* would be. The trouble with this argument is that *one country two systems* surrenders too much power to Beijing.





3. Taipei is the legitimate government of mainland China. Just because the Nazis prevailed and occupied France did not make them the legitimate governement of the place. A small minority in Taiwan still holds this view.








4. The status quo must be maintained, in order to preserve the standard of living and quality of life of Taiwan ROC people. This is the scenario that has worked best so far.
I am tired of answering this one:


A short answer for once:





nope.
the business communities are already merging, as I understand it.





it could theoretically happen in a fairly short period of time.
At the moment it looks like the ROC and the PRC will not merge due to the political processes that made the seperation possible in the middle of the twentieth century. ROC is still quite comfortable in their political and social order, but if the PRC keeps up with the repression of different political freedoms then it is less likely to rejoin with the ROC. If I was to hazard a guess it will be in about 75 to one hundred years.
I can't really see why. PRC is authoritarian, corrupt, has a terrible environmental record and is seeking to become the next political, economic and military hegemon. The ROC would lose its economic and political identity and become another pawn. While not an exact comparison why would Puerto Rico ever want to join the US?