CHINESE PRESIDENT XI URGES PREPARATION FOR MILITARY CONFLICTS AT SEA

Thu 07 March 2024:

On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping called the military to plan ahead for naval conflicts, defend the nation’s maritime interests and rights, and foster the growth of the marine industry.

It was necessary to build cyberspace defence system and improve the ability to maintain national network security, Xi was quoted by state television as saying when he met a delegation of the People’s Liberation Army and Armed Police Force at China’s annual parliament meeting.

Xi said strategic capabilities in emerging areas are an important part of national strategies and strategic capabilities, and are of great significance to building a great country and advancing national rejuvenation on all fronts through Chinese modernization.

Six lawmakers from the military spoke at the meeting on topics ranging from defense capabilities in cyberspace and the application of artificial intelligence to the development and utilization of unmanned combat capabilities.

Xi said China’s drive to accelerate the development of new quality productive forces has provided rare opportunities for the development of strategic capabilities in emerging areas.

He called for enabling new quality productive forces and new quality combat capabilities to effectively integrate with and boost each other.

Xi urged efforts to coordinate maritime military preparedness, maritime rights and interests protection and marine economy development.

He called for optimizing aerospace layout to promote China’s aerospace system development, and building cyberspace defense system to enhance the ability to safeguard national cybersecurity.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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