If the PLA gets carried away, they are going to make Ma Ying-jeou look like an idiot and Tsai Ing-wen look presidential. Taiwanese nationalism always ticks up in the face of China's brinkmanship.

Maybe the CCP doesn't care; I'm really not sure.

There are many domestic political factors that could detract from the ruling DPP's chances in the 2024 presidential election, but they're going to win handily yet again if Beijing "hits back" every time it doesn't like something the Taiwanese government or the U.S. does.

Xi said it is "wishful thinking" to expect China to compromise on Taiwan.

It is also wishful thinking to expect the PRC can make any progress in cross-Strait relations with its current strategy of heavy coercion and ghosting of the dominant political party in Taiwan.