Not trying to be political or anything but I believe that Taiwan is independent and I think China should leave them alone.
Angus, search some history. Keywords:
Chang kai-shek
Chinese Nationalists
Shanghai Communique
One China Policy
For you War Gamers, check out the business section of the newspaper or this:
http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/article/statistic/lanmubb/hkmacaotaiwan/201803/20180302719619.shtml
A Taiwanese company, Foxconn is the largest private employer in the PRC as well as the largest Apple supplier/assembler on the planet. It is only one of dozens of large Taiwanese enterprises operating there. My son's host father in Taiwan flew to the PRC for weekend golf outings.
For all the high talk and bluster the two economies have developed an economic codependency that borders on that of US/Mexico or US/Canada. Only an idiot would upset that apple cart. But it has been known to happen.