Xi Jinping's Taiwan Agenda Risks Regional Stability as Taiwanese Identity Shifts
• Xi Jinping is on a “tight timeframe” to establish his legacy by taking over Taiwan, according to former US Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery
• Xi believes it is the Chinese Communist Party’s “legacy” to reincorporate Taiwan
• This puts Taiwan policies in jeopardy, like the Kuomintang (KMT) party's openness to positive relations with China
• The KMT has shifted away from supporting unification with China as Taiwanese youth don't see themselves as Chinese
• China could be “infuriated” by parties appealing to younger voters by edging away from reunification policies