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Thursday, March 9, 2000
 
PLA ordered to be prepared for war with Taiwan


The PLA has been asked to "prepare actively" for war with Taiwan, the army daily reported yesterday.

The call was made during a meeting of military delegates to the NPC, the Liberation Army Daily said.

At the meeting, presided over by Defence Minister Chi Haotian on Tuesday, "12 delegates called for active and detailed preparations for a military conflict against Taiwan".

Central Military Commission member Fu Quanyou was quoted as saying: "We must strengthen the sense of the army's role and prepare with all-out efforts for the military conflict.

"If pro-independence forces seek to divide the country, we will have to take drastic measures."

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