Is there an overt contradiction between 'Even on so small an island as Taiwan the Mandarin-speaking ex-mainlanders cannot converse with the Taiwanese-born majority who have not bothered to learn Mandarin.' and 'The language differences on Taiwan mean that the Taiwanese majority and its Chinese ex-mainlanders still cannot talk to one another.'
Even on so small an island as Taiwan the Mandarin-speaking ex-mainlanders cannot converse with the Taiwanese-born majority who have not bothered to learn Mandarin.###The language differences on Taiwan mean that the Taiwanese majority and its Chinese ex-mainlanders still cannot talk to one another.