News Analysis At the July 1st ceremony marking the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) founding, leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech in which he mentioned the issue of Taiwan, again demonstrating the CCP’s intention to take over the self-ruled island by force. Naval and Merchant Ships, a CCP military magazine, published an article on the same day disclosing three steps to attack Taiwan, attracting the attention of overseas media and military experts. Xi claimed that “to solve the issue of Taiwan” is a “historic mission with the firm commitment of the Chinese Communist Party,” and that “no one should underestimate the resolve, the will, and the strong ability of the Chinese people to defend their national sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Echoing Xi’s speech, Naval and Merchant Ships, a widely-circulated mainland Chinese military magazine, published an article and a video on the same day, propagating the three stages of attacking …