Prospects after Reunification

Would reunification of Taiwan and China be an easy thing?  Not according to this story from Taiwan News:

Cultural gap between Taiwan, China seen as substantial

The three major points are:

1. Taiwan has received cultural influences from Japan and SE Asia which makes it different from China.
2. Taiwanese culture was unaffected by the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), which completely changed mainland Chinese culture.
3. Taiwan has more of a First World mentality than China.  China is much more a 'dog-eat-dog' society.  As one contributor to the story said, "If you put a Taiwanese child down in a China, he'll be eaten alive."