They’re not being genuine. They couldn’t care less. Do you really think a Taiwanese is going to say “Oh, Mr Foreigner, please tell us how our country should be lead? We’re just on tenterhooks waiting for your expert opinion!”
It’s just false niceties. It’s all smiles and cuddles with Taiwanese until you tell them two things: Taiwan is part of China and Taiwan girls are easy. Watch just how fast they value your opinion when they’re chasing you out the country with pitchforks like they did with Ceejryder (or whatever his dumb name is.)