Editing Taiwan independence movement (section)

=== Support for status quo ===
{{See also|Huadu (Taiwan)}}
A second view is that Taiwan is already an independent nation with the official name "Republic of China," which has been independent (i.e. de facto separate from mainland China/de jure separate from PRC) since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, when the ROC lost control of mainland China, with only Taiwan (including the [[Penghu]] islands), [[Kinmen]] (Quemoy), the [[Matsu Islands]] off the coast of [[Fujian Province]], and some of the [[South China Sea Islands|islands in the South China Sea]] remaining under its administration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=While Pledging to Defend Taiwan from China, Biden Shifted on Taiwan Independence. Here's Why That Matters. |url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/while-pledging-defend-taiwan-china-biden-shifted-taiwan-independence-heres-why-matters |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Council on Foreign Relations |language=en |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205031449/https://www.cfr.org/blog/while-pledging-defend-taiwan-china-biden-shifted-taiwan-independence-heres-why-matters |url-status=live }}</ref> Although previously no major political faction adopted this pro-[[status quo]] viewpoint, because it is a "compromise" in face of PRC threats and American warnings against a unilateral declaration of independence, the DPP combined it with their traditional belief to form their latest official policy. This viewpoint has not been adopted by more radical groups such as the [[Taiwan Solidarity Union]], which favor only the third view described above and are in favor of a Republic or State of Taiwan.  In addition, many members of the Pan-Blue Coalition are rather suspicious of this view, fearing that adopting this definition of Taiwan independence is merely an insincere stealth tactical effort to advance [[desinicization]] and the third view of Taiwan independence.  As a result, supporters of Pan-Blue tend to make a clear distinction between Taiwan ''independence'' and Taiwan ''sovereignty'', while supporters of Pan-Green tend to try to blur the distinction between the two.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-28 |title=Taiwanese Preference for Status Quo Remains Constant Even as Views Harden |url=https://globaltaiwan.org/2021/07/taiwanese-preference-for-status-quo-remains-constant-even-as-views-harden/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Global Taiwan Institute |language=en-US |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205031449/https://globaltaiwan.org/2021/07/taiwanese-preference-for-status-quo-remains-constant-even-as-views-harden/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Most Taiwanese and political parties of the ROC support the [[status quo]], and recognize that this is [[de facto]] independence through sovereign self-rule.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-21 |title=Majority support 'status quo,' poll shows – Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/11/21/2003768230 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.taipeitimes.com |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205031450/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/11/21/2003768230 |url-status=live }}</ref> Even among those who believe Taiwan is and should remain independent, the threat of war from PRC softens their approach, and they tend to support maintaining the status quo rather than pursuing an ideological path that could result in war with the PRC. When President [[Lee Teng-hui]] put forth the two-states policy, he received 80% support. A similar situation arose when President [[Chen Shui-bian]] declared that there was "[[One Country on Each Side|one country on each side]]" of the Taiwan Strait. To this day, the parties disagree, sometimes bitterly, on such things as territory, name (R.O.C. or Taiwan), future policies, and interpretations of history. The Pan-Blue Coalition and the PRC believe that [[Lee Teng-hui]] and [[Chen Shui-bian]] are intent on publicly promoting a moderate form of Taiwan independence in order to advance secretly deeper forms of Taiwan independence, and that they intend to use popular support on Taiwan for political separation to advance notions of cultural and economic separation.