Commentary 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? There are four main reasons behind the CCP’s behavior in the Taiwan Strait. First, Taiwan is a Sore Point For the CCP In 1921, under the control of the Communist Party of the former Soviet Union, a new political party—the CCP emerged in China. At the time, it was just a branch of the Communist International under the Soviet Communist Party. The CCP was founded with the immediate goal of subverting the Republic of China (ROC), China’s legitimate government. On Nov. 7, 1931, the CCP established the Chinese Soviet Republic within the territory of the ROC when Japan invaded the three northeastern provinces of China and the country was in crisis. From …