[zook]

Most of my friends in Taiwan do not want this referendum. They do not want to make a declaration of independence at this time. They claim it will not help improve Taiwan's economy and will not have any positive impact on Taiwan at all.

[Bombard]

Taiwan has been considered part of China for several hundred years. Now think if California was voting for independence, would the national government stand for something like that. I think not. The USA is committed to one China. What the USA is against is the mainland imposing a government on Taiwan. This referendum is a mistake and the Taiwanese government is playing with fire.