Xi Warns Armed Forces to Prepare for ‘Actual Combat’ – Chinese Media

• Xi Warns Armed Forces to Prepare for ‘Actual Combat’ – Chinese Media
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  The president told troops at a navy base that their mission is to defend the country’s “territorial sovereignty”
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  President Xi Jinping has urged the Chinese military to prepare for real combat, national media reported on Wednesday. The remarks came days after Beijing held massive military drills around Taiwan which reportedly involved the simulation of precision strikes on the self-governing island.
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  Addressing military personnel at a navy base in Southern China on Tuesday, Xi called for the strengthening of “military training oriented toward actual combat,” as quoted by the state-run CCTV channel.
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  The Chinese leader is reported to have named the defense of Beijing’s “territorial sovereignty and maritime interests” as well as the protection of “overall peripheral stability” as the navy’s core mission. On Saturday, China launched three-day military exercises codenamed ‘United Sharp Sword’ in the vicinity of Taiwan. According to Taipei’s military, it detected nine warships and some 71 warplanes in the area the following day.   
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