Westerners really dont know that they are talking about when it comes to this

The pro-independence faction in Taiwan has no pretensions of "taking back the mainland" they want to completely decouple from China including whatever land claims the ROC has

Thats why Chinese media criticised the DPP government's decision to remove statues of Chiang Kai Shek from public places in Taiwan

The pro-independence taiwanese want to remove whatever connection they have the mainland including Chiang