Author Explains Why Beijing Sees Taiwan as a Thorn in Its Side

Customers dine near a giant screen broadcasting news footage of aircraft under the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese military taking part in a combat readiness patrol and "Joint Sword" exercises around Taiwan, at a restaurant in Beijing on April 10, 2023. Tingshu Wang/Reuters

As the Chinese invasion of Taiwan seems inevitable according to experts, James Gorrie, author of “The China Crisis,” has laid out reasons why Beijing sees Taiwan as a thorn in its side.

He said that as the Chinese regime is not a legitimate government, they rule out of fear and oppression.