Why Didn't China Conquer Taiwan?

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China and Taiwan have been at odds for quite a while - longer, in fact, than the current Cold War-era standoff. But why hasn't China conquered Taiwan for all this time?

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0:00 - The Long History of China and Taiwan
2:30 - Supremacy World War 3
3:28 - The Qing & After

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Further Reading:

“Taiwan: A New History” by Murray A. Rubinstein - https://www.google.com/books/edition/...