Preparing for War : What Is China s Xi Jinping Trying to Tell Us? | RealClearDefense
Xi Jinping paid a visit to a People s Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps base in Guangdong Province this past Tuesday. During his tour the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supremo exhorted marines to devote their minds and energy to preparing for war, to maintain a state of high alert, and to remain absolutely loyal, absolutely pure, and absolutely reliable.
Xi s words set China-watchers in the West aflutter, but what do they mean?