A few days later, on September 17, Chairman Xi was seen in Beijing, when he met with representatives from various groups involved in organising the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory against the “Japanese aggression”.

xChina is a strange country. It has the most sophisticated war gadgets, the largest number of ships and the latest technology for rockets and space warfare, but it has fewer and fewer generals. Who is going to lead the troops in case of a conflict? It is a valid question.

In the meantime, all sorts of rumours are floating around, most of which is fake news, though indicating the present climate in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Wanjun Xie, the New York-based chairman of China Democracy Party, an active student during the Tiananmen Square revolt

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