Original sentence: In 1979, diplomatic relationships between the US and the ROC broke down, and more and more governments started to view the PRC as the sole government of China.It indeed pushed the US to conclude a mutual security treaty with the ROC since they did not want the Communists to take over the island.It is argued that the growing military threats of Mainland China towards Taiwan contributes to the increase in demands for political steps towards independence and international support for it.It is argued that, when in 2008 Ma Ying-jeou, being the first ROC president to lead the ceremony honoring the Yellow Emperor, was actually showing that the culture of Taiwan is in fact Chinese.Likewise, during the martial law period, the attitude of the Kuomintang and the actions it took to suppress Taiwanese culture and identity is argued to have alienated the feelings of some people on Taiwan and thus ended up having the opposite effect and building up a Taiwanese identity.This is argued to deny a distinct Taiwanese identity.Thus protected by the US, the people on Taiwan continued developing their own identity, separate from mainland China
Edited sentence: , the people on Taiwan continued developing their own identity, separate from mainland China.In 1979, diplomatic relationships between the U.It indeed pushed the U.Likewise, during the martial law period, the attitude of the Kuomintang and the actions it took to suppress Taiwanese culture and identity is argued to have alienated people on Taiwan and thus ended up having the opposite effect, and built up Taiwanese identity.This can also be argued by the growing military threats of Mainland China towards Taiwan, which contributes to the increase in demands for political steps towards independence and international support for it.This was argued to deny a distinct Taiwanese identity.Thus protected by the U.Thus, in 2008, Ma Ying-jeou was the first ROC president to lead the ceremony honoring the Yellow Emperor, in order to show that the culture of Taiwan is in fact Chinese.and the ROC broke down, and more and more governments started to view the PRC as the sole government of China.to conclude a mutual security treaty with the ROC since they did not want the Communists to take over the island