The core CCP narrative is that the people aren't ready to govern themselves, and even though Taiwan doesn't consider themselves Chinese, the Chinese people have been indoctrinated to do so.
"I can't believe what we're discussing happened nine years ago...with really more questions than answers after all this time... we've had four different investigations already." - George Papadopoulos details the years of investigations into Clapper, Comey, and Brennan.