Xi: Hasten lifting army to global standards

By Associated Press

Mar 10, 2023 12:32 am

BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping has called for 'more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards,' in a speech just days after a top diplomat warned of the growing possibility of conflict with the United States unless Washington changes course.

China must maximize its 'national strategic capabilities' in a bid to 'systematically upgrade the country's overall strength to cope with strategic risks, safeguard strategic interests and realize strategic objectives,' Xi said on Wednesday.

ARMY AMBITIONS Chinese President Xi Jinping presides over a plenary meeting of the delegation of the People’s Liberation Army and the People’s Armed Police Force during the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress in China’s capital Beijing on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. XINHUA PHOTO

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