{"id":1965393,"date":"2023-07-06T10:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T14:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-jinping-tells-military-to-boost-war-planning\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T10:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T14:12:07","slug":"xi-jinping-tells-military-to-boost-war-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-jinping-tells-military-to-boost-war-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Xi Jinping orders military to enhance war preparations."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fxi-jinping-tells-military-to-boost-war-planning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1965393&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>Chinese President Urges Military to Deepen War and Combat Planning<\/h2>\n<p>BEIJING\u2014Chinese president <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Xi<\/span> Jinping on Thursday urged the military to deepen war and combat planning to increase the chances of victory in actual combat, <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Xinhua News Agency<\/span> said, renewing his call to troops to safeguard China&#8217;s sovereignty and territory.<\/p>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Xi<\/span> said the world has entered a new period of turmoil and change and China&#8217;s security situation has become more unstable and uncertain, according to state-run <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Xinhua<\/span>, in comments he made to troops while on an inspection tour of the Eastern Theater Command.<\/p>\n<h3>Eastern Theater Command<\/h3>\n<p>The Eastern Theater Command, headquartered in Jiangsu province, is responsible for the security of eastern China, including the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Xi<\/span>, in comments after securing a precedent-breaking third term as president, called on China to step up its ability to safeguard national security and turning its military into a &#8220;Great Wall of Steel&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>On Taiwan, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-poison-frog-strategy-war-game-warns-of-new-threat-from-communist-china-against-u-s-taiwan\/\" title=\"\u2018The Poison Frog Strategy\u2019: War Game Warns Of New Threat From Communist China Against U.S., Taiwan\">democratically governed island<\/a> which China claims as its own, China must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-jinping-tells-military-to-boost-war-planning\/\" title=\"Xi Jinping orders military to enhance war preparations.\">oppose pro-independence<\/a> and secessionist activities and the interference of external forces, he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, China has repeatedly called on U.S. officials not to engage with Taiwanese leaders, viewing it as support for Taiwan&#8217;s desire to be viewed as separate from China.<\/p>\n<p>Since the visit of the then-U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in August last year, China has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-state-department-says-sufficient-resources-in-place-as-china-simulates-striking-taiwan\/\" title=\"US State Department Says \u2018Sufficient Resources\u2019 in Place as China Simulates Striking Taiwan\">staged war games<\/a> around the island and conducted drills and live firing in the region.<\/p>\n<p>China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control. In 2005, it passed a law giving Beijing the legal basis for military action against Taiwan if it secedes or seems about to.<\/p>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Xi<\/span>&#8216;s call to step up combat-readiness came as U.S. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing for talks aimed at easing tensions between the United States and China.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must persist in thinking and handling military issues from a political perspective, dare to fight, be good at fighting, and resolutely defend our national sovereignty, security, and development interests,&#8221; <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Xi<\/span> told the Eastern Theater Command.<\/p>\n<p>In April, <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Xi<\/span> inspected the Guangdong-headquartered Southern Theater Command, whose sphere of responsibility includes the South China Sea, much of which is claimed by Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>He similarly stressed the need to deepen military training and preparation, just as the Chinese navy increased its assertiveness with training missions and drills to counter expanding U.S. maritime presence in the region.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Ryan Woo; editing by Jason Neely and Hugh Lawson)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING\u2014Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, has urged the military to enhance war planning to ensure victory in combat, according to Xinhua News Agency. 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