Chinese officials reiterate commitment for so-called national reunification with Taiwan, a democratic island that Beijing claims as its own, amid heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait. On April 16, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng told The Associated Press: “China’s national reunification is an unstoppable historical process and trend.” When asked if the Chinese side has a timetable for bringing Taiwan under Beijing’s rule, Le didn’t directly respond, but emphasized, “This is a historical process.” The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military expert, Wang Yunfei, provided his interpretation of Le’s statement in an interview with Wenweipo.com, which is under the control of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong. Wang is reportedly a researcher at a national defense policy institute. However, information about both him and the agency is opaque and unreachable online. What Le suggested, the expert explained, was China does have a timeline, meaning the …