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Xi Jinping Says He Is Preparing China for War | Foreign Affairs

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping says he is preparing for war. At the annual meeting of China’s parliament and its top political advisory body in March, Xi wove the theme of war readiness through four separate speeches, in one instance telling his generals to “dare to fight.” His government also announced a 7.2 percent increase in China’s defense budget, which has doubled over the last decade, as well as plans to make the country less dependent on foreign grain imports. And in recent months, Beijing has unveiled new military readiness laws, new air-raid shelters in cities across the strait from In addition to your unlocked article, you will receive our flagship weekly newsletter Foreign Affairs This Week, as well as occasional updates and offers from Foreign Affairs. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information, visit our user agreement and privacy policy. Transforming the CIA for an Age of Competition How the Continent Can Prepare for American Abandonment The Path to a Post-American

Xi Jinping Says He Is Preparing China for War The World Should Take Him Seriously John Pomfret and Matt Pottinger March 29, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping during the closing session of the National People’s Congress, Beijing, March 2023 Noel Celis / Pool / Reuters JOHN POMFRET , former Beijing Bureau Chief for The Washington Post, is the author of The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present . MATT POTTINGER is Chair of the China program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. From 2019 to 2021, he served as Deputy National Security Adviser. Mor

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