>Mainland china keeps calling Taiwan its province!

Technically, Taiwan thinks that the entirety of mainland China belongs to Taiwan.

The only difference between the two dreams is that Taiwan has no realistic way of acquiring China. But China does.

Technically, most Taiwanese neither want to be apart of the ROC or PRC. They dislike the Chiang/nationalists/KMT as much as they dislike the Mao/communists. But if the DPP renounced being the ROC and Taiwan’s claim in the rest of China tomorrow, technically ending the civil war, they know that would provoke the mainland and would definitely invade.

That's right. But the side with the bigger guns get to decide.

Regardless, China does not want to use its military on Taiwan. They would much rather have a peaceful reunification.

China’s leadership is constantly telling the world, however, that they might use their military if X happens, they simply don’t after X happens each time. If we judge china by it’s actions, you are correct, but if we judge china by what it says…

The X factor here is the US.