Some who came to Taiwan from China identify with Taiwan and have become Taiwanese, and some of them even support Taiwanese independence. However, there are plenty of others, like Kuo, who do not identify with Taiwan, but see themselves as its colonial rulers. They did so because they cannot accept how democracy lets everyone play an equal part in politics, which spells the end of colonial rule. The 1936 Xian Incident took place because Chiang Kai-shek sent troops to fight other Chinese instead of resisting the Japanese. In Chinese history, Chiang Kai-shek should be listed as a king who lost his country, but Chinese in Taiwan call him a national savior.

Source: Taipei Times December 04, 2019 16:07 UTC