Commentary
Several news outlets announced on June 13 that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had signed an order to implement rules on military operations other than war (MOOTW), consisting of 59 articles in six chapters.
Xi is also the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC).
These new rules, implemented on June 15, are designed to “standardize, and provide the legal basis for Chinese troops to carry out missions like disaster relief, humanitarian aid, escort, and peacekeeping, and safeguard China’s national sovereignty, security and development interests,” according to Chinese state-run media Global Times….