China Deploys War-Oriented ‘Defence Mobilization Offices’ Nationwide Amid Communist Ruling Crisis: Analysis

Experts say Chinese Communist Party’s increasingly belligerent moves come when it feels its regime is less stable

Chinese military delegates leave the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at The Great Hall of People on October 22, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently touted the need for a new pattern of war-oriented defense mobilization, with related offices popping up across the country. Experts say this indicates a rise in the party’s warmongering tendencies linked to the pressing crisis of regime collapse.