China’s Xi Calls for Combat Readiness Amid Nuclear Force Shakeup | China In Focus

China’s Xi Calls for Combat Readiness Amid Nuclear Force Shakeup | China In Focus​

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is reiterating the army’s “combat readiness” and overhauling the leadership of China’s nuclear arsenal. What is China preparing for? Civilians are being urged to help sniff out spies. That’s the latest message from Beijing’s top espionage agency, under the eye of a strict new law. Over 20 people are dead as severe flooding soaks Beijing. Typhoon Doksuri’s impacts are now expanding downstream to another Chinese city. China’s export curbs on two chip-making metals kick in. How could the measure impact global production, from electric vehicles to smartphones?