China, being a communist powerhouse and close to Taiwan's roots, has renewed threats that Taiwan is not an independent country and will not be. Xi, the Chinese president, has said he did not want "one country, two political systems", however the people of Taiwan do not want to associate with China which is causing Asian/International controversy. Also, Taiwan's President states "If the international community did not support a democratic country that was under threat, "we might have to ask which country might be next?", which is also fanning the flames of this democratic vs communist ideology. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2019-01-04/taiwan-president-vows-to-defend-democracy-way-of-life