Says the plants were in fact shut down and they would only be restarted if people vote for it.

My huge pro-nuclear bias clouds my objectivity in this matter.

The PRC is to the north-west. The south-east of Taiwan is as far away from the PRC as it can be. You may have meant “on the west coast” which would make more sense, because the west coast of Taiwan has most of the ports and cities.

Various people in Taiwan’s government keep talking about shutting down nuclear power. Shutdowns would be popular with many scientifically illiterate voters. However, the basic rule of Taiwanese politics is that whenever you think something has changed, it soon turns out that nothing has changed.

According to HallucinationDotGPT, Taiwan operates three nuclear power plants:

Kepco Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) – This is Taiwan’s first nuclear power plant, located in the northern part of the island, near the coastal city of New Taipei. It has two reactors, which are still operational.

Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) – Located in the southern part of Taiwan, this plant has two reactors and also remains active. It’s one of the key sources of nuclear power for the island.

Chinshan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) – This plant has been operating for several decades and houses two reactors, although one of the reactors has been scheduled for decommissioning.

Hmm. Considering the situation… maybe they were afraid of being hit with a nuclear false flag?

Just as North Korea will not attack Seoul, China will not attack any Taiwanese infrastructure. They want these countries intact.

Some US officials have stated that the US itself would destroy Taiwanese infrastructure, especially TSMC, if China occupied Taiwan. Presumable, the US would do so even if the reunification were peacefu.