Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping, without making any specific references to a threat, ordered the military to be prepared for the ‘worst case scenario’.
The comment was made by him during the plenary meeting of the delegation of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Armed Police Force during the current parliament session being held in Beijing.
Jinping’s comment gains a lot of importance as it comes amid reports of face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
It can also be noted that China’s military friction with the US has also been on the rise with the American navy stepping its patrols in the disputed South China Sea as well as the Taiwan Straits.
Washington and Beijing are also engaged in a war of words over the origin of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Chinese President, who is also the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and head of the two-million-strong military with prospects of lifelong tenure in power has asked the military to scale up training and battle preparedness and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests.
