[gpm]

I think you might need to interpret "China" in the grandparent to this post as literally the land and people, instead of the more common meaning of the current government.

Taiwan's official view, as I understand it, is that they are the rightful government of the land and those people, and that the people currently reigning are illegitimate.

[khuey]

Yes that's the "official" view but relatively few people actually believe that.

[wbl]

Look at the Straits Communiques to understand the KMT position. The DPP which won the election is far more likely to declare independence and ignore the history entirely.