China bashing is easy and popular. China is easy to vilify and usually deserving of vilification. For example, Taiwan does have a clear moral right and a clear legal right under international law to its own self determination. China's interference is morally wrong. But it is important for all of us to remember that China does not operate in a vacuum.
China is part of the international community and of an increasinly interlinked world economy.
The days of the Bamboo Curtain are gone. To know how to intelligently proceed on any issue, such as cross-strait relations, we must have a clear view of the situation. To do this as a nation, we have to step back and view the situation in its totality. This is our karma, the root of our current situation. According to Buddhist theory, both individuals and groups have karma.