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Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Ben Westcott, CNNHong Kong(CNN) Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on troops to "put all (their) minds and energy on preparing for war" in a visit to a military base in the southern province of Guangdong on Tuesday, according toDuring an inspection of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps in Chaozhou City, Xinhua said Xi told the soldiers to "maintain a state of high alert" and called on them to be "absolutely loyal, absolutely pure, and absolutely reliable."The main purpose of Xi's visit to Guangdong was to deliver a speech Wednesday commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, which was established in 1980 to attract foreign capital and played a vital role in helping China's economy become the second-largest in the world.See moreBut the military visit comes as tensions between and the United States remain at their highest point in decades, with disagreements over Taiwan and the creating sharp divisions between Washington and Beijing.The White House notified US Congress Monday that it was planning to move ahead with the sale of to Taiwan, according to a congressional aide, including the advanced High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).In a stern response from Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian called on Washington to "immediately cancel any arms sales plans to Taiwan" and cut all "US-Taiwan military ties."Even though Taiwan has never been controlled by China's ruling Communist Party, authorities in Beijing insist the democratic, self-governing island is an integral part of their territory, with Xi himself to capture it if necessary.Despite the Chinese government's disapproval, relations between Washington and Taipei have grown closer under the Trump administration. In August, US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar became the highest-level US official to visit Taiwan in decades, when he traveled to the island ostensibly toIn response, Beijing increased military drills around Taiwan. Almost 40 Chinese warplanes crossed the median line between the mainland and Taiwan on September 18-19 -- one of several sorties the island's President Tsai Ing-wen calledIn a speech to the RAND Corporation on September 16, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said China "cannot match the United States" in terms of naval power and labeled Beijing"(China and Russia) are using predatory economics, political subversion, and military force in an attempt to shift the balance of power in their favor, and often at the expense of others," he told the audience.In early October, Esper announced his "Battle Force 2045" plan, which calls for an expanded and modernized US Navy of by 2045.Outbrain© 2022 Cable News Network. A Warner Media Company. All RightsReserved.| |

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Ben Westcott, CNNHong Kong(CNN) Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on troops to "put all (their) minds and energy on preparing for war" in a visit to a military base in the southern province of Guangdong on Tuesday, according toDuring an inspection of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps in Chaozhou City, Xinhua said Xi told the soldiers to "maintain a state of high alert" and called on them to be "absolutely loyal, absolutely pure, and absolutely reliable."The main purpose of Xi's visit to Guangdong was to deliver a speech Wednesday...

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