Russia was better served by the status quo but they went ahead and invaded Ukraine.
Xi Jinping is feeling his age (just like Putin). Xi Jinping sees the mere existence of Taiwan as an independent state as an historical wrong (like Putin). Xi Jinping wants to be the one what got Taiwan, he wants it to be his legacy (again, just like Putin).
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan won't be a strategic choice or even a rational choice. It's an emotional choice.
Russia was better served by the status quo but they went ahead and invaded Ukraine.
Xi Jinping is feeling his age (just like Putin). Xi Jinping sees the mere existence of Taiwan as an independent state as an historical wrong (like Putin). Xi Jinping wants to be the one what got Taiwan, he wants it to be his legacy (again, just like Putin).
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan won't be a strategic choice or even a rational choice. It's an emotional choice.