Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:15pm on 19 Oct 2024,Saturday International
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the military to prepare for war as battle drills around Taiwan intensify, according to state media on Saturday. During his visit to the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, Xi emphasized strengthening combat capabilities and safeguarding China’s strategic security. Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China claims as its territory, has seen increasing military pressure from Beijing. Earlier this week, China conducted large-scale drills involving fighter jets, warships, and drones. Xi reaffirmed that force remains an option to reunify Taiwan with the mainland, a long-standing dispute stemming from the 1949 civil war.
