The Possibility of a War in the Taiwan Strait Should Not Be Overlooked Commentary China military expert Oriana Skylar Mastro told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission in a video conference on Feb. 18 that Chinese military leaders have told her personally that Beijing will force reunification with Taiwan in a year or two. Mastro stated that “the U.S. failure to build robust coalitions to counter Chinese regional aggression” and “cross-strait deterrence is arguably weaker than at any point since the Korean War.” This caused heated discussion. Is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) going to or able to force Taiwan to be reunited with the mainland? There are different opinions of various angles and analyses. I believe that the possibility of a war in the Taiwan Strait should not be overlooked. I’d like to discuss two reasons.