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🇨🇳 **Why Does China Want to Annex Taiwan?** 🤔 China views **Taiwan** as part of its historical territory, tracing back to the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 when the losing side (the Nationalists) fled to the island. 🏝️ Beijing insists on “**One China**,” seeing reunification as a matter of national pride and sovereignty — while Taiwan operates as a **democratic and independent government**. 🇹🇼 It’s one of the world’s most sensitive flashpoints, involving the **U.S., Japan, and South