Taiwan and China difference

1911 is the democracy year in China. The ruling elites at that time was a general. He sign the War peace documents with his wife on the famous WWII photo 1945. 蔣中正跟他的夫人

1949 they took their money and artifacts completely give up China land with everyone military to move here on this one small island called Taiwan. They start to establish Taiwan from the industry to lawful system - democratic system. 

If that’s all the original ruling elites, those times China was ruling by the communism. So depended if you meant they want to stay in China to be ruled by the communism.