China’s Xi Orders Military to Prepare for ‘Non-War’ Operations

China's leader Xi Jinping and Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte arrive for the signing of a memorandum of understanding at Villa Madama in Rome, Italy, on March 23, 2019. Alessia Pierdomenico/Shutterstock

China’s ruling communist regime will prepare its military to carry out sweeping actions falling short of war, in accordance with new orders delivered by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping.

The orders dictate that the CCP’s military wing adopt an outline of 59 separate regulations on a trial basis, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. The outline of regulations focuses on developing China’s military across a suite of regional and global security interests under the guise of promoting “world peace.”