If China is able to influence more nations to simply start disregarding Taiwanese legal authority and treat Taiwanese nationals abroad as though they were just Chinese citizens, this would be deleterious for Taiwan’s ability to maintain itself as a de facto independent nation-state. China and some segments of Taiwan, in particular the pro-unification party Kuomintang, subscribe to the one-China principle, which holds that China and Taiwan are one nation.
Цай Инвэнь, первая женщина-президент Тайваня, которая недавно вступилав должность, рассматривает это как предупредительный сигнал.