Nobody gives a shit about that anymore. That was over 70 years ago. Anyone alive and old enough to care is dead.
The real reason is to flex their power, might, and prestige, and to say "what the CCP wants, the CCP gets, and if you stand in our way, we will destroy you".
The CCP isn't going to drastically cut its military spending and become a hermit kingdom if it gets Taiwan, just like Hitler didn't stop when he got Austria.
Except China wants Taiwan for historical reasons.
It isn't just for conquering territory, it's for finally winning the Chinese civil war.
That's why they care so much, because they haven't won the war until the ROC is destroyed.
Nobody gives a shit about that anymore. That was over 70 years ago. Anyone alive and old enough to care is dead.
The real reason is to flex their power, might, and prestige, and to say "what the CCP wants, the CCP gets, and if you stand in our way, we will destroy you".
The CCP isn't going to drastically cut its military spending and become a hermit kingdom if it gets Taiwan, just like Hitler didn't stop when he got Austria.