I always interpreted the Taiwan angle specifically as being unable to finish the prosecution of their civil war.
Consider if the US Civil War had ended with a similar stalemate. The CSA still claims a fraction of Virginia in 1865, but were able to secure defensive treaties with the superpowers of the time (likely Britain and France). At what point would you expect the Washington government to give up their justification for reunion?
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I always interpreted the Taiwan angle specifically as being unable to finish the prosecution of their civil war.
Consider if the US Civil War had ended with a similar stalemate. The CSA still claims a fraction of Virginia in 1865, but were able to secure defensive treaties with the superpowers of the time (likely Britain and France). At what point would you expect the Washington government to give up their justification for reunion?