Original sentence: According to a survey conducted in March 2009, 49% of the respondents consider themselves Taiwanese only, and 44% of the respondents consider themselves as Taiwanese and Chinese.In recent years, one ground cited by the PRC claiming that Taiwan is part of China is that the PRC considers that they share the same culture.Today, the current KMT-ruled government often claims that the culture of Taiwan is more "Chinese" than "Taiwanese"
Edited sentence: " According to a survey conducted in March 2009, 49% of the respondents consider themselves Taiwanese only, and 44% of the respondents consider themselves as Taiwanese and Chinese., according to the Taipei Times, "a great majority of Taiwanese Americans have strong emotional attachment to their homeland and actually will feel offended if they are called Chinese Americans.For that reason, Chiang attempted to sinicize Taiwan's inhabitants.In recent years, it has been claiming that Taiwan is part of China on the ground that they share the same culture.In the U.Likewise, the PRC denies the existence of a distinct Taiwanese identity.The PRC planned to acquire Taiwan, which would have set Taiwan on a path to becoming a regional variant of Chinese culture much like that of Guangdong or Fujian.Today, the current KMT-ruled government, in an effort to build closer ties with Beijing, often claims that the culture of Taiwan is more "Chinese" than "Taiwanese"