Commentary
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is talking about war again. On Nov. 9, he called on his military to train for a “new era” and prepare for military conflict over “increased instability and uncertainty.” That brave new world could come sooner than most realize and at the point of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) bayonet. Since Hong Kong and chunks of India and the South China Sea have already fallen, the most likely next target is Taiwan.