People noted that Chiang Ching-kuo (1910–1988), the son of Chiang Kai-shek, helped bring democracy to Taiwan in the late 1980s—the very era when mainland politics were moving in the other direction, culminating in a massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators on June 4, 1989. ..…

Specifically, he pointed to concerns about Taiwan’s independence and its engagement with mainland China. . ... In the closing remarks to his address, Ma reaffirmed the importance of continuing to develop the relationship between Taiwan and mainland China. ..…

Consequently, the breakdown for most of the movement of migrants is drawn from Pew Research Center's Global Religion and Migration Database source estimating the breakdown of migrant populations based on global census and survey information. ..…

Greater China includes immigrants from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. ↩ . ..…

One annoying exception to Westad's toward the era is his decision to use the mainland pinyin form of rendering Chinese characters for places and groups Taiwan. ..…

Most are optimistic about the continued economic prosperity in Hong Kong under mainland rule. Opinion Leaders would advocate significant change in U.S. policy toward China after rather grave actions such as invading Taiwan or eliminating civil liberties in Hong Kong. . ..…