Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered China’s armed forces to “comprehensively” strengthen the training of troops and be prepared for war, as tensions rise between Beijing and a number of other countries.

Speaking on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress on Wednesday, Xi praised the Chinese army’s contribution to the country’s fight against the coronavirus epidemic but called on the armed forces to ramp up military training.

“It is necessary to explore ways of training and preparing for war because epidemic control efforts have been normalized,” China’s official news agency Xinhua quoted Xi as saying. “It is necessary to step up preparations for armed combat, to flexibly carry out actual combat military training, and to improve our military’s ability to perform military missions.”

Xi further said the military had to think about “worst-case scenarios,” adding that it had to be prepared to “resolutely safeguard national sovereignty” and “safeguard the overall strategic stability of the country.”

Xi’s call for scaling up battle readiness followed a decision to increase the budget for the Chinese military by 178 billion dollars last year.

It also comes amid the straining of relations with India over border issues and rising tensions with the United States and Australia over the coronavirus pandemic.

The US and Australia have called for a probe into the origins of the coronavirus.

China strongly refutes Trump accusation of coronavirus 'mass killing'
China strongly refutes Trump accusation of coronavirus 'mass killing'

China has strongly refuted recent accusations by US President Donald Trump that Beijing was responsible for the COVID-19 outbreak and ensuing "mass worldwide killing".
Since the coronavirus epidemic broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December, Beijing and Washington have clashed over the spread and the virus’ origin.

US President Donald Trump keeps referring to the new coronavirus as the “China virus.”

Trump has over the past weeks claimed that there is evidence Beijing created the coronavirus in a medical lab in the Chinese city. This is while the US intelligence agencies say they have seen no evidence to show the virus is man-made.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has also on several occasions accused China of not being transparent and honest about the coronavirus pandemic.

China has defended its handling of the outbreak, repeatedly saying it “has been nothing but open, transparent, and responsible” in informing the World Health Organization (WHO) and affected countries about the pandemic.

More recently, the US and China have clashed over Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Separately on Wednesday, Wu Qian, the spokesman for China’s Ministry of National Defense, said Taiwan’s reliance on “foreign forces” to advance its secession bid from China posed the biggest threat to China’s national security.

“China’s homeland security and overseas interests are also facing some real threats,” Wu said. “China must have a clear mind when it comes to national defense and be prepared for danger in peace time.”

He did not elaborate.


Source:

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2020/05/27/626212/China-president-prepare-for-war



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Lalasticlacla, Make Our Military Follow Dey Gym o. China No Come To Play Ball o.

Someone should remind him that A wise chinese man once said 'ching chong ching chooong'

Na una sabi.

These people are hell bent on reducing the world's population.

Abeq ooo, they shouldn't o.

It'll affect Nigeria big time.

Let it burn abeg

Too bad



war becomes a option when diplomacy and other peaceful options fail to settle a conflict.

But before china should think of war it should consider the innocent lives and properties that will be lost.

They are still making noise after causing so much deaths and destruction. All I know is that they would be made to pay for it one way or another.

ghettokid1:
Someone should remind him that A wise chinese man once said 'ching chong ching chooong'

Even if there will be war which is unlikely, I doubt it will be fought with physical hardwares.

Make I finish the small money and the remaining rice b4 the war go start oh

Just deterrence talk but he know he can't win the west in a war...it's time China is cut to size

The rise of China would checkmate the arrogant

GamalNasser:
Just deterrence talk but he know he can't win the west in a war...it's time China is cut to size

You know nothing.

GamalNasser:
Just deterrence talk but he know he can't win the west in a war...it's time China is cut to size

Go and cut them down to size....we are waiting abeg!

Fake news

China seems to have planned things well ahead

GamalNasser:
Just deterrence talk but he know he can't win the west in a war...it's time China is cut to size

no nation has ever succeeded in cutting China to seize,the invaders end up become "chinnesed" eg the mogols

[i]A Look Around the World and u will see that the World is Tilting to a point of Mo Return!

The Truth is that things as this will increase in these times..

The World cannot Get better until The Saints are taken away and we Return back with the KING of kings for the Millienium reign on Earth..

Any declaration of peace is a Scam.... The Bible says and when they say Peace, Sudden Destruction comes..

There cannot be Peace Without The PRINCE of PEACE ( JESUS CHRIST) .. and since the World has Forsaken Him, Theyhave also Forsaken PEACE..

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the world will use economic war to teach China a hard lesson

Combat readiness won't save China.

Even Jinping knows no bomb will be thrown.

But war will be fought.

Just that I can't see China winning.

They know what they are during, i guess chinko have seen the impending trade onslaught that will be unleashed on them.

another world war

Dey there dey make mouth till America cripple your economy

Iran go soon join

The trade imbalance from china across nations is so much, they stifle country factories to its nearest minimum, now with the chinese pandemic, they have totally finished factories of many nations and has become sole exporters...

The trade war against china is coming.

Abeg make them fight, I wan see who go win

People think war is that simple. Prepare this, prepare that hmmm..

When he said that, he had India in mind. India first- before any other foe.

Recently, Chinese troops and Indian soldiers were engaged in hand-to-hand scuffles around the Himalayas region.

The idea is to get the PLA ready for what could possibly be the second Indo-China Border War.

Of course, China won the last border war in 1962 but it wasn't totally definitive and tensions have remained high ever since. So I think Xi Jiping wants to kill it off this time.
In the 1962 War, India came with about 10,000 to 15000 men while China showed up with almost 100,000.

I don't like all this talk about War. Always talk and no action. Last time, it was America and the DPRK only for Trump and that fat boy to end it up with two stupid conferences in Singapore and Vietnam.

Next, it was the same America and Iran. America struck the first blow but the Iranian regime was too scared to lose power in the event of a war with the US hence it simply resorted to making loud noises and firing rockets into empty spaces.


This time, I don't want Noise! China and India should go at each other already. If you want to fight, then drop all preamble and fight. This conflict has lingered since the colonial times and must be settled once and for all.


Meanwhile, OP, what are you calling Nigeria for?? How is something happening in the Himalayas Nigeria's business? Care to explain?

ayshacom:
People think war is that simple. Prepare this, prepare that hmmm..

This sort of war is very simple.

lesson learnt.

once you start becoming successful, people will start hating you. even successful ones