China and Taiwan

The issue regarding China and Taiwan is very serious for the United States. I certainly hope they do not come to a degree of animosity that will result in military use. I personally believe that it is not plausible for us to truly understand the disagreements they have with one another. My understanding is that the hostility revolves around the independence of Taiwan. The Taiwanese feel as if they are a separate country, whereas the Chinese believe they are an island of China, and actually refer to them as Chinese, rather than Taiwanese. If China was to invade Taiwan, the United States would have to intervene. This is especially true, after our intervention of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait during the first Iraq war. Given the fact that we are currently in a war that is putting a heavy strain on our military, and might for some time. We could not afford a military effort that would need to take place in intervening an invasion of Taiwan by China.