china probably doesn't need taiwan economically anymore, because there are a growing number of foreign countries investing more and more money in china every day. taiwan is small shit.

china also doesn't treat taiwanese companies equally. they can shut them down at will, or refuse contracts, etc. they do this BECAUSE they are taiwanese.. alright, i know this because my uncle runs a large clothing manufacturing company in taiwan, and this shit has happened to his friends and associates. so a lot of taiwanese companies don't even go to china for manufacturing - they goto other countries like vietnam where the labor is just as cheap, but the government won't screw you.

the issue of whether the US will stand in china's way if they want to attack taiwan is uncertain.. taiwan is not recognized by the UN (another retarded story of its own). while the US supports taiwan and its democracy, it may be the only country that really stands against china. china could probably take the entire island of taiwan before the US can send a warship over there.. so far the US has sent warships over if china starts doing missile tests over taiwan, stuff like that.. if they resort to actual aggression, no one knows what will happen