Nothing about Mainland China’s obsession with Taiwan is about need. The two parties could easily have nothing to do with each other but China considers Taiwan “unfinished business” and Xi wants to secure his place in the history books while reversing “the century of humiliation” with a successful conquest against the wishes of the West/Japan.
Sure. It all comes down to individual psychology. That’s why the Chinese bureaucracy has maintained the same exact position on Taiwan across more than 5 leaders over 50 years. It’s just psychological.
It certainly has nothing to do with the fact that the province of Taiwan comprises an island chain that currently has active US military stationed on it, the closest of which is only 4 miles off the coast of the mainland.
Nothing about Mainland China’s obsession with Taiwan is about need. The two parties could easily have nothing to do with each other but China considers Taiwan “unfinished business” and Xi wants to secure his place in the history books while reversing “the century of humiliation” with a successful conquest against the wishes of the West/Japan.
Sure. It all comes down to individual psychology. That’s why the Chinese bureaucracy has maintained the same exact position on Taiwan across more than 5 leaders over 50 years. It’s just psychological.
It certainly has nothing to do with the fact that the province of Taiwan comprises an island chain that currently has active US military stationed on it, the closest of which is only 4 miles off the coast of the mainland.