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 .