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Why Is the Chinese Communist Party Obsessed With Reunifying Taiwan?

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Why Is the Chinese Communist Party Obsessed With Reunifying Taiwan?
People's Liberation Army (PLA) storm ashore from landing crafts in an exercise on the mainland coast close to Taiwan on Sept. 10, 1999. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Wang Youqun
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Entering 2021, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to flex its military strength in the Taiwan Strait, drawing attention from the international community. Will the CCP reunify Taiwan by force? Why is it obsessed with reunifying Taiwan?

Wang Youqun
Wang Youqun
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Wang Youqun holds a doctorate in law from the Renmin University of China. He previously worked as a copywriter for Wei Jianxing (1931–2015), a member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee, from 1997 to 2002.
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