Would reunification of Taiwan and China be an easy thing? Not according to this story from Taiwan News:
Cultural gap between Taiwan, China seen as substantial
The three major points are:
- Taiwan has received cultural influences from Japan and SE Asia which makes it different from China.
- Taiwanese culture was unaffected by the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), which completely changed mainland Chinese culture.
- Taiwan has more of a First World mentality than China. China is much more a ‘dog-eat-dog’ society. As one contributor to the story said, "If you put a Taiwanese child down in a China, he’ll be eaten alive."