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Encouraged by incentives from Beijing, many Taiwanese businesses have set up operations in China, creating a web of economic interdependence. Kunchan city, near Shanghai, hosts nearly 5,000 Taiwanese companies, brought together by incentives like tax rebates and support for relocation.
However, this economic integration strains political unity. While some see cooperation as a way forward, others view these ties as vulnerabilities, especially as Beijing’s White Paper in 2022 praised such exchanges as steps towards reunification—a prospect that remains highly unpopular among most Taiwanese.