Strongly disagree with your points. Your points seem to reflect this notion that reunification is like a one time thing and not a long term event.
China absolutely have a history of setting fixed timelines for matters regarding reunification. These decisions are political in nature, not whether X GDP was reached or when X# of weapons are produced. Take a look at the history of the Chinese civil war and the return of Macau to PRC China, you don't think the date of 20 December 1999 was just random right?
We need to analyze the Chinese reunification process in totality, not just when is it easier to land PLA troops on Taiwan. China has to govern the land for eternity, those costs are long term while the military action costs are one time. China understands full well the enormous costs over a long period of time needed to pacify a breakaway region with a history of separatism. Heck, just look at China XXX regions right now.
This isn't the old ROC era in Taiwan, where Mao and Deng could wait it out since both sides were Chinese and suppressed separatism. Analogous to the three kingdoms era where numerous political entities battle to see who is the better ruler of China. The post 2000 Taiwan is actively moving towards independence, akin to Vietnamese local warlords declaring independence during early Chinese dynasties.
According to you Taiwan is in worse shape demographically than China, that's why they are starting to mass import Indians (suspiciously similar to a lot of countries in the west). For those people who live in a country which have yet to be culturally enriched by Indians, let's just say the overall governance cost of a multicultural society increases more than you think.
The younger generation in Taiwan are getting more and more brainwashed, they aren't taught basic Chinese history and have a very flawed understanding of their identity. The shifts in political spectrum is very pronouced and well documented in Taiwan. The results of having a generation of "we wuz dutch settlers" is evident from the chaos in HK in the previous 10 years, its effects can also be seen in the economy of today's Hong Kong.
Having a less brainwashed population is crucial to long-term economic and developmental goals in Taiwan. I don't want to assign blame, but let's just say there is a big reason why the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area project isn't progressing as fast as the central government wants to.
Delaying reunification might decrease the one time cost of the liberation of the island, but it also decreases the value of the island while simultaneously increases the future governance costs.
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