CCP’s Official Military Newspaper Calls for War Preparation

The article comes ahead of key decisions on leadership roles, which are expected to reveal which faction is in control of the party and its military.

People’s Liberation Army soldiers assemble at the Pamir Mountains in Kashgar in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, on Jan. 4, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

The Chinese communist regime’s official military newspaper published a commentary during the “National Day” holiday week, urging the military to maintain a state of combat readiness at all times.

The call for combat readiness came amid the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing purge of its top generals and the regime’s lingering threat of taking Taiwan by force.