Despite Taiwan's independence from China since 1949, Beijing still regards the island as being a part of its territory. Beijing has vowed to eventually use force, if necessary, to "unify" Taiwan with the mainland. Anxiety levels are rising. Beijing's efforts to undermine democracy have been attacked by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-independence-supporting wen's party platform. Beijing is putting more political and military pressure on Taipei. A battle between the US and China over Taiwan, according to some commentators, might happen. Despite Biden's assurances that the United States will defend Taiwan, the problem has not been settled. After years of Taiwan-China reconciliation, many people thought that the Taiwan issue had been resolved and that the two formerly hostile nations would soon unite under One China. The Kuomintang, which supported China, was defeated in the 2016 presidential elections by a civil society that had been rejuvenated and was propelled by civic nationalism and a desire to protect Taiwan's liberal-democratic way of life.
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