WASHINGTON—China’s communist leadership will invade Taiwan if it believes uncoerced unification with the island is not viable by mid-century, according to experts. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) must believe there is a chance to unify Taiwan with the mainland if it is to refrain from starting a war for the island, said Chad Sbragia, a research analyst at the Institute for Defense Analyses think tank. “It’s up to [China] to determine what the degree of unification or the progress toward unification is. But, absent that, it looks like conflict is extremely likely,” Mr. Sbragia said during an Oct. 5 forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/china-will-invade-taiwan-unless-convinced-peaceful-unification-possible-experts-5504812