torsdag 26. september 2024

China Establishes Defense Mobilization Units Around Taiwan’s Outlying Islands

As part of broader preparations for war, China is expanding and streamlining procedures for national defense mobilization – including near Kinmen.

The resolution from the Chinese Communist Party 20th Central Committee’s third plenary session in July 2024 indicated that top leader Xi Jinping is reviving Mao Zedong’s wartime preparations, such as organizing large-scale militia divisions, stockpiling grain, and “Third Front” construction. It is crucial to emphasize that Xi’s various policies “preparing for war” do not necessarily mean China will imminently launch a war against Taiwan. However, it is undeniable that Xi’s mindset revolves around ensuring that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is always ready for combat, capable of being “summoned at any time, ready to fight, and guaranteed to win.”