Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the Chinese military to “dare to fight” while inspecting military units on exercise in a region near Taiwan, Chinese television revealed.
Xi’s trip comes at an important time in diplomacy with the United States, as it is Taiwan’s main supporter of security, due to the fact that US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is currently in the Chinese capital to trying to stabilize relations. Beijing and Washington and improving bilateral trade relations.
During his inspection of the People’s Liberation Army eastern command, based in Nankin, Xi told officials he met that they should “dare to fight, know how to fight well, and firmly maintain national sovereignty and security,” the statement said. state television. CCTV.
“It is necessary to deepen our war and combat planning (…) and focus on real combat training, and accelerate our means to win,” he said.
In addition, the military should also “increase the capacity of party committee leaders to prepare for war and struggle,” he also pleaded, quoted by CCTV.
China considers Taiwan as one of its provinces, which failed to reunite with the rest of the territory after the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. If necessary, Beijing intends to use force to regain control of the island.
The Taiwan issue is the most sensitive issue in the disputes between Beijing and Washington.
In 2022, China promoted large-scale military exercises around the island after official meetings between senior US and Taiwanese officials.
In mid-April, Chinese troops conducted maneuvers simulating a blockade of Taiwan shortly after a meeting in the United States between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy.
Source: DN
