The rules are a bit more clear here: as one married Taiwanese man said about what his girlfriends expect of him: “Apartment, car, and if necessary a job. ” His requirements in exchange?

Barnett: (laughs) “Yeah I guess I’m a little controversial there. But of course a lot of Taiwanese totally get this.

Though the film’s director is actually Taiwanese, the movie’s subject matter and location make it a certifiably Chinese film.

“The only Taiwanese I met here were the ones trying to sell me stuff,” said Lian Chan, 43, a building materials dealer who was with a group from southwest Yunnan Province.

What happens if the Taiwanese continue to refuse to consider reunification?