Chinese Army: Threat of War with U.S. ‘More Real’ Under Trump

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has published a commentary assuring Chinese readers that it is investing in preparations for potential war with the United States, citing the threat of a more robust American international presence, particularly in the South China Sea.
“The People’s Liberation Army said in a commentary on its official website last Friday, the day of Trump’s inauguration, that the chances of war have become ‘more real’ amid a more complex security situation in Asia Pacific,” the South China Morning Post reported this week.

“‘A war within the president’s term’ or ‘war breaking out tonight’ are not just slogans, they are becoming a practical reality,” the commentary reads, according to the Morning Post‘s translation.

 

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