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The People’s Liberation Army will be “on full-time standby” for a war in the Taiwan Strait, senior military leaders said recently.
“We must be fully prepared to respond to external interference and major incidents relating to Taiwan independence through non-peaceful means and other necessary measures, always maintain a high state of readiness, and be ready for war at all times,” the head of the Central Military Commission’s research bureau, Major General Liu Yantong, wrote.
General Xu Qiliang, formerly the party CMC’s top-ranked vice-chairman, urged the PLA to be “resolute” in crushing attempts at Taiwanese independence and foreign interference and prepare for a rapid transformation from peace to wartime. “Always maintain a high-readiness posture, like arrows on a pulled string ready to go, to ensure that the troops are prepared to fight at all times,” he wrote.
Xu also said China must make good use of the fundamental “ballast” in great power competition – the strategic deterrence provided by its nuclear weapons.
In his party congress report, President Xi Jinping set a goal for the PLA to “build a strong strategic deterrent system”.
Xu said the PLA should carry on with its “asymmetric countermeasures” approach, and “stick to the tactic of focusing on developing whatever the adversary fears the most”. Strengthening its strategic capabilities could effectively deter an enemy, he said.
Anonymous
China has to watch Japan closely. They are dangerous dogs. More so when the country is in the doldrums, with GDP stagnating since 1995 and with the Yen now cannibalised by the US$ and losing it's value so dramatically.
ReplyDeleteMoreover, China has overtaken Japan in the economic sphere, military power and global influence vis-a-vis BRICS, SCO, plus an important market that countries aspire to be in and therefore need to be friendly with China.
Suffice to say, Japan also has to carry an obnoxious baggage, carried over from their WW2 atrocities that they committed, and that other Asian countries will not forget. These countries never trust the Japanese, only superficially.
ReplyDeleteAll the China People must work with their leadership and be united to ensure the Well-being of the Motherland and the Happiness of themselves.
China has attain greatness with Comrade Xi Jin Ping at the Helm.
The Dragon shall soar much higher if the Chinese Tribe is united.
Long live the Dragon.
patriot