Why China Needs Taiwan More Than Any Other Territory: The Strategic, Economic, and Military Truth Behind Beijing’s Obsession
Why China Needs Taiwan More than any other territory: the Strategic, Economic, Military, and psychological reasons. Taiwan presents a singularly critical case to China among all the other territorial conflicts in the world. It is not merely a matter of land, nationalism or historical claims. Taiwan is a meeting point of economic supremacy, military policy, technological domination, political authority and long-term world power aspirations. It is in this regard that Taiwan is at the heart of Chinese calculations in the future than any other territory. To comprehend this problem, it is necessary to go beyond the headlines and consider the underlying strategic reasoning of the insistence of Beijing on Taiwan. 1. Taiwan as the Key to China’s National Legitimacy and Political Narrative To the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Taiwan is not just a disputed land but it is a symbol of an incomplete statehood. Since the Chinese Civil War ceased in 1949 and two rival governments were left, T...