{"id":39804,"date":"2018-10-29T04:57:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T09:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39804"},"modified":"2018-10-29T04:57:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T09:57:36","slug":"chinas-president-orders-military-to-prepare-for-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39804","title":{"rendered":"China’s President Orders Military To “Prepare For War”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China’s President Orders Military To “Prepare For War”<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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China’s President Xi Jinping ordered the military region responsible for monitoring the South China Sea and Taiwan to “assess the situation it is facing and boost its capabilities so it can handle any emergency” as tensions continue to mount over the future of the South China Sea and Taiwan, while diplomatic relations between Washington and Beijing hit rock bottom.<\/p>\n

The Southern Theatre Command has had to bear a \u201cheavy military responsibility\u201d in recent years, state broadcaster CCTV quoted Xi as saying during an inspection tour made on Thursday as part of his visit to Guangdong province.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s necessary to strengthen the mission \u2026 and concentrate preparations for fighting a war,\u201d<\/strong> Xi said. \u201cWe need to take all complex situations into consideration and make emergency plans accordingly. \u201cWe have to step up combat readiness exercises, joint exercises and confrontational exercises to enhance servicemen\u2019s capabilities and preparation for war\u201d the president-for-life added.<\/p>\n

According to the South China Morning Post<\/a>, Xi\u2019s visit to the military command was one of several he made during a four-day trip to the south China province aimed at bolstering confidence amid an economic slowdown, and growing trade and strategic disputes with the United States.<\/p>\n

Xinhua reports President Xi \u201cstressed the need to focus on combat research and commanding, to advance work in all areas and accelerate developing strong and efficient joint-operation commanding institutions for theatre commands to comprehensively boost the military\u2019s battle-winning ability.\u201d<\/p>\n

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