Beijing:
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the country’s military that it should be ready to respond to a wide variety of “complex and difficult” circumstances at any time, and to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty.
Xi, 67, who heads the ruling Communist Party and the military produced the remarks at a panel discussion attended by representatives of the armed forces in the course of the annual Parliament session in Beijing on Tuesday.
“The current security situation of our country is largely unstable and uncertain,” Xi stated.
“The entire military must coordinate the relationship between capacity building and combat readiness, be prepared to respond to a variety of complex and difficult situations at any time, resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, and provide strong support for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist state,” he stated.
Xi spoke to the military delegates of the National People’s Congress, (NPC) which is due to finish its six-day annual session on Thursday.
There are 288 national legislators from the armed forces, the biggest group of lawmakers in the NPC which has more than 2,000 members.
The Parliament session is taking location in the backdrop of China’s choice to pullback its troops from the contentious location of Pangong Lake location in eastern Ladakh area in a synchronised withdrawal of soldiers by the Indian Army. India has told China that the disengagement of troops at all friction points is important to bring peace and tranquillity on the border and for the improvement of bilateral relations.
Xi also spoke of uncertain instances, amid the developing tensions with the US as President Joe Biden continues to pursue the hardline policy of his predecessor Donald Trump towards China.
The relations in between China and the US are at an all time low. The two nations are presently engaged in a bitter confrontation more than different problems, which includes trade, the origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the communist giant’s aggressive military moves in the disputed South China Sea and human rights.
China’s Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe earlier named on the military to enhance combat readiness, saying China’s national safety had “entered a high-risk phase”.
Wei, at a separate meeting held on the side-lines of the NPC session on Saturday, named for the military to enhance combat readiness, saying Chinas national safety had “entered a high-risk phase”, the South China Morning Post report stated.
The query of how the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ought to manage safety dangers dominated the meeting on Saturday as the nation faces challenges on a number of fronts – from its Himalayan border dispute with India to simmering tensions with Japan more than the East China Sea and rivalry with the United States, which includes more than technologies, the report stated.
Wei told the delegates that “we are facing mounting tasks in national defence… and we must comprehensively improve military training and preparedness for battle so as to increase our strategic capabilities to prevail over our strong enemies.”
“The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is at a critical stage where we are facing unprecedented opportunities as well as unprecedented challenges,” We stated.
Wei also warned that US containment efforts would “last throughout the process of China”s national rejuvenation”.
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