Global Times: Xi stresses combat capabilities, Party building in military
Xi Jinping on Wednesday pledged to complete the modernization of China's defense and armed forces by 2035 and strive to transform the Chinese military into a world-class military by the middle of this century.
The plan was announced in a report Xi, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, delivered to the 19th CPC National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The plan states that by 2020, mechanization will be achieved, with IT applications coming a long way and a big improvement in strategic capabilities. The modernization of the national defense and armed forces should be completed by 2035, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
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2 comments:
We all know where this is heading. Invasion of Taiwan is inching closer every year. Taiwan has to make it clear now what it is they want because the world needs to decide if we want to get involved in this. Do they want to be ruled by China or stay with the free world, despite all the glitter and glamour china's stolen wealth has to offer.
Oh sorry didn't mean to call it "stolen wealth". Xi called it communism with Chinese flavour.I'm quite sure he didn't call it governmental backed industrial extortion and espionage. He called it more nicely
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