“Take just a brief look at Taiwan’s history after the war and it will be apparent that this self-rule movement was rational, legal and peaceful. A strong leader should be elected, and agents sent across Taiwan to work with peasants and formally organize them into military units to fight against the government. The CCP leaders were confident that Taiwanese would win the fight, stating that the KMT was already suffering from troop shortages in the Chinese Civil War and would not have many resources to devote to Taiwan. “If we win a few more battles in China, that will deplete Chiang’s forces even further, and eventually he’ll loosen the pressure on Taiwan. Therefore, the movement in Taiwan will surely end in victory.

Source: Taipei Times March 03, 2018 15:56 UTC