AsiaNews, Wang Zhicheng: In an unprecedented show of military power, Chinese President Xi Jinping has addressed his troops to say that China has “the confidence and the ability to defeat all the armies who dare to offend.” And following in the footsteps of Maoist tradition, he also reiterated that the military should be “unswervingly loyal” to the ruling Communist Party and “extend the battleground to wherever the party points towards”. More here.
