> Occupying Taiwan only burn bridges with the West. Other than China asserting themselves, what is the point? China wants to control the sea near its coast. If

> Occupying Taiwan only burn bridges with the West. Other than China asserting themselves, what is the point? China wants to control the sea near its coast. If they imagine a future world power that wants to oppress them, they could see that as a problem. Controlling the sea is also a very profitable thing. Finally, to the Chinese, controlling the sea near their coast only seems fair. None of that would be enough to push most world powers to war, but China remembers the Opium Wars and WW2. China is deeply affected by their "100 years of humiliation." The problem is: If China gets what it wants, it could have the power to absorb Taiwan, S. Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Australia, and many more countries. It is very tempting after invading Taiwan to reuse the same military for further expansion.