Why China Hasn’t Invaded Taiwan Yet?

If China truly wants to reunify Taiwan, why hasn’t it attacked yet?

The answer is simple: Beijing is waiting for the right strategic moment.

First, a clear military advantage in the Taiwan Strait.
China wants to be certain that if war breaks out, the United States and its allies will hesitate to intervene.

Second, a distracted United States.
Throughout history, great powers tend to act when their rivals are busy dealing with crises elsewhere.

Third, minimizing the economic damage.
Taiwan sits at the center of the global semiconductor industry.
A war could shatter the global chip supply chain and trigger massive economic sanctions against China.

So Beijing hasn’t attacked Taiwan not because it doesn’t want to.

It’s because China is waiting for a moment when victory is nearly certain and the cost of war is as low as possible.