I wonder why nobody is talking about the possibility of Taiwan joining China willingly - not tomorrow of course, but let's say a decade from now. People are ignoring the fact that they are ethnically Chinese - both in the ancestral sense, and that a lot of Taiwanese professionals are PrC born educated and raised.
The rise of the Chinese economy means that I think there exist a set of concessions - both economic and governmental - that the CCP could make towards Taiwan which would win them over.
I'm not an analyst or anything, but look where China was a decade or two ago - it's difficult to extrapolate where they'll be a decade or two in the future.
It could be a possibility, i.e., not completely out of the possible.
But, with Xi taking steps in a more authoritarian direction not that long ago, and the Hong Kong situation showing that they have no interest in autonomous regions, I fail to see how the PrC's gov would be willing to provide the autonomy framework that Taiwan RoC, would require, to continue prospering in the same way as they do now.
The rise of the Chinese economy means that I think there exist a set of concessions - both economic and governmental - that the CCP could make towards Taiwan which would win them over. I'm not an analyst or anything, but look where China was a decade or two ago - it's difficult to extrapolate where they'll be a decade or two in the future.