1 or 2 crazies who are likely IJA nationalists doesn't mean the rebels as a whole intend to attack civilians as a tactic. ROC also lacks the nuclear and precision capability requried to threaten major dams, so the only thing they could attack is the most coastal areas outside Fujian and hope air defence can't intercept them all. Even if they went all out in terror attacks, its likely we're looking at casualties of 100s at most, before all of their rocket units get destroyed.
Rule of law (I think you mean international law?) don't apply to ROC attacking civilians because they're not considered a country, international community only applies rules to nations. Of course, China will give long sentences or execute those who committed terror attacks, as part of its internal policing, but there's nothing stopping ROC from trying to do it, rather, it is the lack of capability.
The way I see it, if armed reunification starts because Beijing initiates it, they will go slower using a blockade and then eventually a decapitation strike when there's a good chance Taipei is ready to surrender. However, if armed reunification starts because of an US invasion, China has no choice but to flatten most of Taiwan Island as fast as possible so the PLA can rapidly take up positions to stop the US attack.
Also just as ROC could attack civilians because they're not bound by international law, Beijing is not bound either because it is not fighting a country. Should an US invasion seem to succeed against all expectations, China legally could and should adopt a scorched earth policy and order all citizens from Taiwan Island to evict occupied areas before demolishing all useful infrastructure there. Even if US wins then, it'll be a hollow victory that merely puts them on a money sink and leaves them with mostly unusable land.
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