US Intelligence Says Chinese Missiles Were Filled With Water Not Fuel That Led President Xi To Purge The Army

 

Bloomberg: US Intelligence Shows Flawed China Missiles Led Xi to Purge Army 

* China missiles filled with water, not fuel: US intelligence 

* Xi seeking to root out corruption, prepare military for combat 

US intelligence indicates that President Xi Jinping’s sweeping military purge came after it emerged that widespread corruption undermined his efforts to modernize the armed forces and raised questions about China’s ability to fight a war, according to people familiar with the assessments. 

The corruption inside China’s Rocket Force and throughout the nation’s defense industrial base is so extensive that US officials now believe Xi is less likely to contemplate major military action in the coming years than would otherwise have been the case, according to the people, who asked not to be named discussing intelligence. 

Read more ....  

WNU Editor: China does have a corruption problem, but I am skeptical of this Bloomberg report that rockets were filled with water and not fuel. It should also be noted that this is just a US intelligence report making an assessment on what is happening in China. 

US Intelligence Says Chinese Missiles Were Filled With Water Not Fuel That Led President Xi To Purge The Army  

US intel shows China's army had missiles filled with water instead of fuel in a corruption scandal that led to Xi's military purge: Bloomberg -- Business Insider  

Corrupt Chinese Officials Filled Missiles With Water, Report Says -- Newsweek  

Xi Jinping's empty threats exposed as Chinese missiles filled with water instead of fuel -- Express 

Flawed Rockets, Corruption Led To Purge In Chinese Army? Here's What US Intelligence Said -- Times Now  

Chinese missiles filled with water instead of fuel – Bloomberg -- RT

China Appoints A New Defense Minister

 

BBC: China appoints Dong Jun as new defence minister 

China has named Dong Jun as its new defence minister, two months after his predecessor was officially sacked. 

Mr Dong, a former navy commander, takes over from Li Shangfu - who was last seen in public in August. 

Mr Dong's appointment was announced by China's top legislators at a Standing Committee meeting of the National People's Congress in Beijing on Friday. 

The move follows a slew of dismissals of top military officials from the country's top posts earlier this year. 

As well as Mr Li, it included the removal of Qin Gang as foreign minister in July. 

No reasons were given for Mr Li or Mr Qin's dismissals. Both had been in their posts for only seven months respectively. 

Further sackings took place this week too, with nine senior military officials removed from the Standing Committee on Friday, Reuters reported, citing state media outlet Xinhua.  

Read more .... 

China Appoints A New Defense Minister  

China appoints Dong Jun as new defence minister - state media -- CNBC/Reuters

China appoints new defence minister to replace ousted Li Shangfu -- CNA  

China Names New Defense Minister, Removing Block to US Talks -- Bloomberg  

China picks ex-navy chief as new defense minister -- Politico  

China names new defense minister months after removing predecessor without explanation -- CNN 

China appoints a new defense minister after months of uncertainty following firing of predecessor -- The Canadian Press  

China appoints new defense minister — news agency -- TASS

China Officially Removes Li Shangfu As Defence Minister After Two-Month Absence

 

DNYUZ/New York Times: China Dismisses Defense Minister Amid Swirl of Speculation 

Just four months ago, China’s defense minister, Gen. Li Shangfu, was at a forum for regional officials in Singapore, serving as the face of his country’s bold vision for reshaping Asia’s balance of power. 

He cast China as a force for stability and accused the United States of stirring trouble in the region, suggesting that its leaders should “mind your own business.” 

Now, General Li has been dismissed after nearly two months out of public view — the latest example of China’s capricious rules of power under the strongman leader Xi Jinping.  

Read more .... 

WNU Editor: Usually when a Chinese is minister is removed/fired it is done very quickly. But waiting two months before firing China’s defense minister Gen. Li Shangfu? There is more to this story and they are not telling us. 

China Officially Removes Li Shangfu As Defence Minister After Two-Month Absence  

China announces the removal of defense minister missing for almost 2 months with little explanation -- AP  

China reportedly ousts defense minister after two-month absence -- CNBC  

China removes Defense Minister Li Shangfu after two-month disappearance -- CNN

How Significant Is President Xi's Purge Of The Military?

New York Times: Xi Remade China’s Military. Now a Purge Threatens its Image. 

As Xi Jinping has entrenched his hold on power in China, he has likened himself to a physician, eradicating the toxins of corruption and disloyalty that threaten the rule of the Communist Party. And his signature project for over a decade has been bringing to heel the once extravagantly corrupt military leadership. 

But recent upheavals at high levels of the People’s Liberation Army forces suggest that Mr. Xi’s cure has not endured. Last week, he abruptly replaced two top generals in the Rocket Force, an unexplained shake-up that suggests suspicions of graft or other misconduct in the sensitive arm of the military that manages conventional and nuclear missiles.  

Read more ....  

WNU Editor: Chinese President Xi is cleaning up house .... The Reckoning That Has Chinese Officials Dropping Like Flies (Daily Beast). And while the Western narrative is that this is part of an anti-corruption drive, I am worried that it could be something more. That what Xi is really doing is to have a military command prepped and committed to do this .... Chinese soldiers pledge to sacrifice their lives in documentary on Taiwan invasion (AP).

Chinese Military Blimp Caught On Satellite Images Of Remote Desert Base

Two blimps on the runway on November 4 and 6, 2022. The modern Chinese military blimp, seen for the first time at a remote desert military base outside of Korla, China, is around 100 feet, or 31 meters, long. Courtesy BlackSky  

CNN: Exclusive: Never-before-seen Chinese military blimp caught on satellite images of remote desert base 

A large blimp developed by the Chinese military has been spotted for the first time at a remote base in the desert of northwestern China, exclusive new satellite imagery obtained by CNN shows. 

Aerospace experts say the images, taken three months before a Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, could signal a notable advancement in China’s airship program, demonstrating a more versatile and maneuverable craft than previously seen or known. 

The images, taken in November 2022 by US satellite imaging company BlackSky, show a roughly 100-foot long blimp in the middle of a nearly kilometer-long runway at a desert military complex in northwestern China. 

CNN presented the imagery to a number of aerospace experts, who confirmed they show a blimp and runway, bookended by a pivot point used to launch airships, as well as a massive, nearly 900-foot airship hangar.  

Read more ....  

WNU Editor: It looks like the Chinese want to have the same capabilities that the U.S. military have .... Spy balloons, part of Afghanistan’s landscape, stir unease (Seattle Times).

China Announces A Successful Land-Based, Mid-Course Antiballistic Missile Test

An air-defense missile system attached to a brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army launches an air-defense missile at a mock target during a field live-fire training exercise in late February, 2022. Photo: eng.chinamil.com.cn 

SCMP: China claims another success in midcourse ballistic missile interception test 

* Test carried out within country's territory is sixth success of its kind and 'accomplished its objectives', defence ministry says 

* China needs to carry out repeated tests to improve technology and be able to hit multi-warhead targets, expert observes 

China successfully tested a ground-based midcourse ballistic missile interception, the defence ministry announced on Friday. 

The result brought the number of such missile interceptions to at least six. 

Friday's test took place within Chinese territory and space and "accomplished its objectives", according to a statement from the ministry. 

"This test is defensive in nature and it does not target any particular country," the statement added, without elaborating. 

Read more .... 

China Announces A Successful Land-Based, Mid-Course Antiballistic Missile Test  

China successfully conducts land-based, mid-course antiballistic missile test -- Global Times  

China says conducted mid-course missile interception test -- AP  

China Shoots Down ‘Nuke-Capable’ ICBM Possibly By HQ-19 Missile In Latest ABM Tests As Tensions Mount With US -- EurAsian Times

Chinese Military Announces Avanced Anti-Ship Hypersonic YJ-21 Missile Abilities In Social Media Post

Chinese military announces YJ-21 missile abilities in social media post read as warning to US amid tension in Taiwan Strait © Provided by South China Morning Post  

SCMP: Chinese military announces YJ-21 missile abilities in social media post read as warning to US amid tension in Taiwan Strait 

For the first time, the PLA has officially revealed the performance of its advanced anti-ship hypersonic missile, sending a warning to the US amid high tensions in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese analysts said. 

China’s YJ-21, or Eagle Strike-21, has a terminal speed of Mach 10, cannot be intercepted by any anti-missile weapons system in the world and can launch lethal strikes towards enemy ships, according to an article posted by the official Weibo account of the People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force on Monday. 

Read more .... 

WNU Editor: The Chinese military has been testing this aircraft carrier missile since last year .... China Shows Off New 'Carrier-Killer' Missile; YJ-21 Can Keep U.S. Ships Away From Taiwan (IBTimes).

China Admits Its Military Is Short Of Soldiers Trained In Hi-Tech Operations

China’s latest military products at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference in the UAE.  

SCMP: Chinese military short of troops trained in hi-tech operations, PLA Daily reveals in rare show of candour 

* Vice-captain of corvette yet to complete training test, military paper says, confirming reports of a lingering talent shortage, especially in the navy 

* In another first, the report cites 'training resources imbalance' and ship maintenance as reasons for the backlog holding up many promotions 

The vice-captain of a warship has yet to complete a key training test, China's military has revealed, in an indirect but rare acknowledgement of its shortage of highly skilled troops. 

The admission, in a recent media report, highlights a core problem as China speeds up the modernisation of the People's Liberation Army - a lack of hi-tech expertise limiting state-of-the-art equipment from use to its full extent, especially in the navy. 

The vice-captain of the Zhangye - a Type 056 corvette - had not completed an important training assessment, military mouthpiece PLA Daily said in a report last week.  

Read more ....  

Update: US Military Still Has An Edge Over PLA: China Admits Its Soldiers Lack Skills (IBTimes)  

WNU Editor: The Chinese military has exploded in size in the past two decades. There are going to be shortages in manpower.

China's President Xi Orders The Military To Be 'Prepare For War'

Pictures have emerged of President Xi Jinping donning army fatigues to inspect a military command centre after he declared China will focus on preparing for war  

The Guardian: Xi Jinping tells China’s army to focus on preparation for war 

President says China in an ‘unstable and uncertain’ security situation amid tensions over Taiwan Xi Jinping has told the People’s Liberation Army to “focus all its energy on fighting” in preparation for war, a Chinese Communist party mouthpiece has reported. 

Pictures of Xi, who recently secured a third term as party leader, in his army uniform during a visit to a command centre featured prominently on the front page of the People’s Daily on Wednesday.  

Read more ....  

WNU Editor: Chinese President Xi makes the same announcement every year that the military must be prepared for war. But this year is different. Global tensions are the worse since the Cold War, and the issue of Taiwan is heating up. 

China's President Xi Orders The Military To Be 'Prepare For War' 

Xi tells China’s military to be ready for war in uncertain and unstable times -- SCMP  

Xi stresses combat preparedness during inspection of CMC joint operations command center; peace and natl security rely on strength -- Global Times  

Xi Focus: Xi inspects CMC joint operations command center, stressing troop training, combat preparedness -- Xinhua  

President Xi dons army fatigues as he inspects military command centre after announcing China will be focusing on preparations for war, sparking renewed fears of Taiwan invasion -- Daily Mail 

China's Security Increasingly Unstable, Uncertain - China's Xi -- Reuters

China's Xi Jinping orders military to 'prepare for war' -- The Week 

China's Xi Orders Military To Boost Troops Training, Prepare For War Amid Taiwan Tensions -- Republic World

Has China's Military Caught Up To The U.S.?

In this November 3, 2017 photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, President Xi Jinping (centre) visits the Central Military Commission (joint battle command centre in Beijing as part of an inspection tour.  

Wall Street Journal: China's Military Is Catching Up to the U.S. Is It Ready for Battle?  

China’s military is emerging as a true competitor to the U.S. under Xi Jinping. 

The People’s Liberation Army now has hypersonic missiles that evade most defenses, a technology the U.S. is still developing. Its attack drones can swarm to paralyze communications networks. China’s naval ships outnumber America’s, and it launched its third aircraft carrier this summer, the first to be designed and built in the country. Its defense budget is second only to the U.S.’s. China’s military has more serving members, at around 2 million, compared with just under 1.4 million in the U.S. 

The question for Mr. Xi, which he has raised in public, is whether those forces are ready for battle. 

China hasn’t fought a war since a brief border clash with Vietnam in 1979. Unlike American forces, who have fought for most of the past two decades in Iraq and Afghanistan, China’s service members have virtually no combat experience—which some Chinese leaders have referred to as a “peace disease.” Finding a solution short of actual war has been a priority for Mr. Xi, especially as he seeks to prepare the country for a potential showdown with the U.S.  

Read more .... 

 WNU Editor: I know my Chinese friends firmly believe that China's military capabilities now far exceed what the U.S. has in Asia. As to becoming a global military power equal to the U.S.. Quoting the above article .... 

.... Mr. Xi’s ambition, according to China’s most recent defense white paper, is to complete a modernization of the military by 2035 and turn it into a “world-class force” by 2049, the 100th anniversary of the ruling Communist Party’s founding.

China Uses Its Version Of The HIMAR To Fire Rockets Into The Taiwan Strait

MLRS long-range salvo fires in the Strait. CCTV7, Junshi Baodao, 4Aug. They might not look as impressive as the missiles shot over Taiwan, but these systems could be the game changer. This is economical firepower and implies thousands of strikes per day, ranging the whole island. pic.twitter.com/Mzk2ozgtgO

— Lyle Goldstein (@lylegoldstein) August 5, 2022

The Eurasian Times: China’s Version Of HIMARS Bombard Taiwan Strait; Experts Call It Game-Changer In Conflict With Taipei 

Images have emerged on social media of a Chinese Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), described as China’s version of US-made HIMARS that has gained a ‘cult status’ after their deployment in Ukraine. According to an expert, this Chinese-made MLRS could be a ‘game changer’ in a potential conflict with Taiwan. 

The pictures were posted on Twitter by Lyle Goldstein, the Director of Asia Engagement at the Defense Priorities think tank. 

According to Goldstein, the images, sourced from the Chinese television channel CCTV-7, showed the MLRS firing rockets into the Taiwan Strait on August 4, as part of the Chinese military drills in waters surrounding Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s arrival on the island by aircraft on August 2, despite several warnings from China.  

Read more ....  

WNU Editor: Here is a summary on how China's missile systems compare to the US HIMAR .... How U.S. HIMARS Compare to China's Missile Systems (Newsweek).

On The Eve Of Pelosi's Trip To Taiwan, China's Military Posts An Impressive Video With A Demonstration Of Force

 

WNU Editor: Today is also PLA Army Day .... PLA gets ready to celebrate upcoming Army Day with advanced weaponry display, realistic combat preparations amid Taiwan Straits tensions (Global Times).

Top US Pentagon Official Says China Is Acquiring New Weapons Five Times Faster Than US

Launched this year, China’s third aircraft carrier is a dramatic indication of the speed with which the country is moving toward fielding a home-grown carrier fleet that will only be eclipsed by the U.S. Navy. Chinese Internet  

Warzone/The Drive: China Acquiring New Weapons Five Times Faster Than U.S. Warns Top Official 

"In purchasing power parity, they spend about one dollar to our 20 dollars to get to the same capability.” 

The Air Force officer responsible for all aspects of contracting for the service has issued a stark warning about China’s rapid gains in defense acquisition, with the result that its military is now getting its hands on new equipment “five to six times” faster than the United States. This is the latest sobering evidence from a U.S. defense official suggesting that the Pentagon needs to urgently overhaul the way it goes about fielding new weapons, while China increasingly appears to be jockeying for the lead in the development of all kinds of high-end military technologies as part of its broader drive to become a preeminent strategic power.  

Read more .... 

WNU Editor: How can this be? The U.S. is out-spending China when it comes to defense by a factor of four (if not more)?

Top US Pentagon Official Says China Is Acquiring New Weapons Five Times Faster Than US  

Catch Up: China Is Getting New Weapons Faster Than the U.S. -- National Interest  

China Weapons Acquisition Five Times Faster Than US: Defense Official -- Defense Post  

Pentagon official warns that China is acquiring new weapons five times faster than US -- FOX News  

Pentagon official warns that China is acquiring new weapons five times faster than US -- NYPost  

Outpacing US At ‘Hypersonic Speed’, China’s Military Acquisition ‘5 Times Faster, 20 Times Cheaper’ – Top Official -- Eurasian Times

This Interactive Map Details All Of China’s Military Bases And Installations Throughout The Indo-Pacific Region

FYI & FYA of everyone... pic.twitter.com/VreGPFODZV

— UN (@UshaNirmala) June 26, 2022

Taipei Times: University student prefers music study despite mapping China’s military bases 

A university student has gained the spotlight for an interactive map he designed detailing all of China’s military bases and installations throughout the Indo-Pacific region. 

Soochow University music student Joseph Wen (溫約瑟), who calls himself an amateur military enthusiast, said he created the map to “help people better understand the cross-strait situation.” 

Wen originally posted the map online on June 14 last year, but it gained greater attention after he mentioned it during an appearance on a China Television talk show.  

Read more .... 

WNU Editor: The map is here (link here).

China Claims It Has Successfully conducted An Anti-Ballistic Missile Interceptor Test

An HQ-16 medium-range air-defense missile system attached to an air defense brigade under the PLA 77th Group Army launched a rocket into the air at a military shooting range in desert area in late August, 2020. (File photo)  

CNN: China claims successful anti-ballistic missile interceptor test 

Seoul, South Korea (CNN)China successfully conducted an anti-ballistic missile test on Sunday night, according to the country's Defense Ministry, part of ongoing military efforts to enhance the country's defensive capabilities. 

It was a land-based mid-course missile tested within China's borders, the ministry said in a brief statement, adding the test was defensive in nature and not targeted against any country. 

Anti-ballistic missile systems are meant to shield a country from potential attacks by using projectiles to intercept incoming missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). 

Some analysts liken it to shooting down a bullet with another bullet.  

Read more .... 

China Claims It Has Successfully conducted An Anti-Ballistic Missile Interceptor Test  

China's antiballistic missile test, aircraft carrier launch 'defensive in nature amid foreign threats' -- Global Times 

China conducts ground-based midcourse antiballistic missile test -- CGTN  

China Says it Successfully Intercepted a Missile in Flight -- AP 

China says it tested missile-interception system -- Reuters  

China carries out anti-missile tests amid opposition to US systems in South Korea -- The Guardian  

China Conducts Successful Anti-Ballistic Missile Test -- Bloomberg  

China claims to have intercepted ballistic missile in flight -- FOX News  

China tests missile interception system -- Al Jazeera

New Satellite Photos Reveal China Testing Its Ability To Hit Warships In Port With Long-Range Missiles

H I Sutton Illustration for USNI News Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies Used with Permission  

USNI News: Great Wall of Naval Targets Discovered in Chinese Desert 

China has been honing its ship-killing skills for potential future conflicts on new targets in a remote desert, according to new satellite photos reviewed by USNI News. New analysis shows the People’s Liberation Army is testing the ability to hit ships in port with long-range ballistic missiles. 

Since USNI News reported China has been building aircraft carrier targets in the Takmalakan Desert, other target sites have emerged forming a string of large-scale target ranges running along the eastern edge of the desert, according to new satellite photos. Several of these are naval and two have layouts that appear to be modeled on ships in port.  

Read more ....  

WNU Editor: China is also intensifying their military exercises around Taiwan .... PLA holds joint drills east, southwest to Taiwan island, ‘sends warning to secessionists, external forces’ (Global Times).

Chinese Navy Tests A New Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile

 

Warzone/The Drive: Mysterious New Missile Launched By China’s Giant Type 055 Destroyer 

This appears to be our first glimpse of China’s anti-ship ballistic missile tailored to be fired from its most advanced warships. 

Video has emerged out of China showing what is reported to be one of its huge Type 055 destroyers launching a mysterious new missile out of one of its vertical launch cells. While exactly what missile this is and what concept of operations underpins it isn't perfectly clear, there are certainly some distinct possibilities, one of which is highly probable. 

The video clip shows a missile being 'cold-launched' then boosted into the air. The booster is relatively short while its payload is a long conical-like shape with small fins at its base. The design is highly reminiscent of a maneuverable reentry vehicle (MaRV).  

Read more .... 

Chinese Navy Tests A New Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile  

Chinese navy shows off hypersonic anti-ship missiles -- SCMP  

China tests deadly hypersonic ‘Eagle Strike’ anti-ship missile in dire warning to US Navy -- Express  

Video: China Test-Launches Hypersonic Missile From a Warship -- Maritime-Executive

New Video Emerges Of A Chinese Xi’an H-6N Strategic Bomber Carrying A Massive Air-Launched Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile

空军轰6N挂载空射弹道导弹视频 pic.twitter.com/S4r03bcgK0

— lqy🇨🇳🇨🇳 (@lqy99021608) April 19, 2022

Warzone/The Drive: This Is Our Best Look Yet At China’s Air-Launched ‘Carrier Killer’ Missile  

China’s mysterious air-launched anti-ship ballistic missile just made its latest appearance.  

A new video has appeared providing us with an unprecedented view of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Xian H-6N bomber carrying an air-launched anti-ship ballistic missile, or ASBM, a highly intriguing weapon that we have looked at in detail on more than one occasion in the past. Known also by the Western designation CH-AS-X-13, this missile remains in many ways mysterious, so any chance to get a better look at it is welcome indeed. 

The video, and stills from it, began to circulate on social media today, with the original footage posted to Twitter by a user, apparently based in China, with the handle @lqy99021608. No further details about where or when the video was taken are available, but the huge missile on the centerline of the H-6N certainly appears to be related to the YJ-21, or Eagle Strike 21, a weapon that is itself thought to be a ship-launched version of the ground-based DF-21D (CSS-5 Mod 5), another anti-ship ballistic missile that reportedly became operational in 2010.  

Read more ....  

Update #1: New Video Emerges of Chinese H-6N Bomber Toting Massive Ballistic Missile Underneath (Sputnik)  

Update #2: Chinese H-6N bomber aircraft seen carrying hypersonic missile (Navy Recognition)  

WNU Editor: That is one big missile.

China Continues To Massively Increase Its Defense spending

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) march past Tiananmen Gate during the military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2015 Reuters 

CNBC: China will raise defense spending by 7.1% in 2022, faster than last year 

* Defense spending is set to rise by 7.1% to 1.45 trillion yuan ($230.16 billion) this year, China’s Ministry of Finance said in a plan released Saturday. 

* That’s the fastest pace since 2019, when defense spending grew by 7.5%. 

* Total central government expenditures for the general public budget are expected to rise by 14.3% to 13.40 trillion yuan this year, the finance ministry said. 

BEIJING — China’s defense spending this year is set to grow at its fastest pace since 2019, according to the Ministry of Finance plan released Saturday. 

Defense spending will rise by 7.1% to 1.45 trillion yuan ($230.16 billion) this year, faster than the 6.8% increase in 2021 and 6.6% climb in 2020, according to official data. 

China’s defense spending rose by 7.5% in 2019 to 1.19 trillion yuan. Total central government expenditures for the general public budget are expected to rise by 14.3% to 13.40 trillion yuan this year, the finance ministry said.  

Read more .... 

More News On china's Defense Budget  

China boosts defense budget by 7.1% for 2022 amid complex global situation -- Global Times  

Defense budget proposed to grow by 7.1%, military urged to upgrade, remain resolute -- China.org.cn  

China to raise defense spending by 7.1% to $229 billion -- AP  

China Boosts Military Spending Amid Ukraine Uncertainties -- VOA  

China Says Military Spending to Grow 7.1 Percent in 2022 -- Defense Post/AFP  

Global Escalation? China Defense Budget Swells to $230 Billion as Russia's Ukraine War Rages -- IBTimes

Chinese President Xi Wants The Military To Create An 'Elite Force' To Win Wars

Chinese leader Xi Jinping (L) speaks after reviewing the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet in the South China Sea  

Zero Hedge/Epoch Times: China's Xi Orders Military To Create "Elite Force" To Win Wars 

Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered this year’s mobilization orders to the regime’s military on Jan. 5, saying it must evolve into an elite force capable of winning any war.  

"The armed forces must closely follow the evolution of technology, warfare, and rivals, redouble their efforts to better combine training with combat operations, and strengthen systematic training and the use of technologies to develop an elite force that is capable of fighting and winning wars,” the order said, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. 

Xi, who is both the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the head of the Party’s military as chairman of the Central Military Commission, has issued mobilization orders annually since 2018. The orders signal the priorities of the armed forces and initiate military-wide training for the coming year.  

Read more ....  

WNU Editor: This order from Chinese President Xi is nothing new. He has been pushing this for a long time .... Chinese President Xi Calls For New Progress In Military Equipment And Weapons (October 26, 2021). More here .... Chinese Military To Build New-Type Training System (February 21, 2021). 

On a side note. This is what the White House should also be pushing. A rethink within the foreign and military establishments on not only picking the conflicts that are vital to American security, but more importantly, on how to win them. 

Chinese President Xi Wants The Military To Create An 'Elite Force' To Win Wars  

Xi urges armed forces to redouble efforts to combine training with combat operations in mobilization order for military training in 2022 -- Global Times 

President Xi Jinping issues new order for Chinese military to develop elite force to fight and win wars -- Econommic Times  

China’s Xi Orders Creation of Elite Force to ‘Fight, Win Wars’ -- The Defense Post 

China’s Xi Jinping orders the creation of elite troops to “win the war” -- Title Press  

Xi Jinping issues new order for Chinese military to win wars -- MINT