Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the military to be developed into a 'Great Wall of Steel' and for the nation to resist those wanting to split Taiwan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the military to be developed into a “Great Wall of Steel” and for the nation to resist those wanting to split Taiwan.
Sky News Asia Correspondent Brent O’Halloran said President Xi touched on a “range of issues” at the National People’s Congress. “The call for a greater focus on science and technology, the claimed pressure from foreign nations that they’re putting on China, the importance of unification of Taiwan and the need to boost China’s armed forces,” Mr O’Halloran said.
“On that last point, President Xi said that the military must be modernised and turned into a ‘Great Wall of Steel’.”
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