Chinese President Xi Tells Military Region That Monitors South China Sea And Taiwan To 'Prepare For War'

Chinese President Xi Jinping told officers from the Southern Theatre Command on Thursday they must be ready to handle any military emergency. Photo: Xinhua

SCMP: ‘Prepare for war’, Xi Jinping tells military region that monitors South China Sea, Taiwan

* China must ‘take all complex situations into consideration and make emergency plans accordingly’, Xi says on visit to Southern Theatre Command
* Military region has had to bear a ‘heavy military responsibility’ in recent years, he says

China’s President Xi Jinping has 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.

The Southern Theatre Command has had to bear a “heavy military responsibility” in recent years, state broadcaster CCTV quoted him as saying during an inspection tour made on Thursday as part of his visit to Guangdong province.

“It’s necessary to strengthen the mission … and concentrate preparations for fighting a war,” Xi said. “We need to take all complex situations into consideration and make emergency plans accordingly.

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WNU Editor: The key sentence in the above report is this one ....

....  “We have to step up combat readiness exercises, joint exercises and confrontational exercises to enhance servicemen’s capabilities and preparation for war.”

Chinese President Xi is not talking about defensive measures .... he is talking about enhancing their offensive capabilities.

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