Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected his country’s Southern Theater Command on Tuesday and stressed the need to deepen military training and preparation, state media reported.
During his visit, Xi Jinping said it was necessary to speed up the transformation and construction of the armed forces and comprehensively raise the level of their modernization, CCTV reports said on Wednesday.
Si also said there is a need to improve the ability to respond to complex situations in a timely and appropriate manner, state media added.
The remarks come as China’s navy continued “real combat training” around Taiwan on Tuesday, state media reported, a day after Beijing announced the end of the exercises amid heightened tensions between the country and the island.
Xi jinping also said China will resolutely defend its territorial sovereignty, maritime rights and interests, and strive to maintain stability in neighboring areas, state media reported.
Recently, China has been at loggerheads with the United States, claiming several times that a US destroyer was operating in its territorial waters around the South China Sea.
The United States and the Philippines are also currently holding their largest joint military exercises amid shared concerns about China’s assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.
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