”Sovereignty” and ”security” are at the core of the political disputes between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. The issue of sovereignty is the more crucial of these. To encourage Chinese students studying in Taiwan to become cornerstones for peace between the two sides, this study according to political socialization theory and uses questionnaires to perform panel study on Chinese students who are in Taiwan for short-term study, investigating the factors that change and influence their positions on unification and independence. This study reveals that after four months of living and studying in Taiwan, 42.06% of all Chinese students have changed their attitude toward unification. Of these, 9.35% have moved toward ”unifying as soon as possible,” whereas 32.71% have moved toward ”maintaining the status quo.” Factors aiding students who come to Taiwan from China in shifting their attitudes on unification and independence toward maintaining the status quo include: ”frequency of mutual assistance with Taiwanese friends,” ”experience in participating in Taiwanese electoral activities,” and ”the degree of change in pro-Taiwan indicators.” Factors that influence a change in position of these students toward rapid unification include ”experience in being a guest at a Taiwanese friend's house” and the ”frequency of reading news on the Internet regarding the two sides.”