Xi Jinping asks army to train and prepare for war situations

During his visit, Xi Jinping stressed that the Chinese military needs to "comprehensively strengthen training and preparations for war, ensuring the military has solid combat capabilities ." At the same time, soldiers need to " enhance strategic deterrence and combat capabilities ."

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls on the military to enhance combat readiness. (Photo: NDTV)

On October 14, Beijing deployed fighter jets, drones, warships and coast guard vessels to surround Taiwan, in what was China’s fourth large-scale military exercise around Taiwan in just two years.

The drills come after recent remarks by Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-teh, who said he was against any "annexation or invasion" and that Beijing had no right to represent the island's 23 million people.

“The exercises demonstrate to the Chinese people that the Chinese government is determined to defend its territory. They are also intended to warn Taipei and Washington not to cross Beijing’s red lines,” said Bonnie Glaser, executive director of the Indo-Pacific program at the German Marshall Fund.

Taiwan's defense ministry strongly condemned China's "irrational and provocative actions" and said it had "mobilized appropriate forces to respond to protect the island's freedom, democracy and sovereignty."

Meanwhile, Beijing stressed that it did not rule out the use of force to unify Taiwan and said the drills were a warning against "separatist actions by Taiwan independence forces".

Kong Anh (Source: NDTV)

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