China is likely to act on a new military order signed by its leader Xi Jinping and become more hostile against its neighbors, according to Gordon Chang, author and senior fellow at the New York-based Gatestone Institute.
The order, which went into effect on June 15, declares a set of “trial outlines” allowing China’s military to have a legal basis to engage in “military operations other than war.” Additionally, the order would prepare the Chinese military to safeguard China’s sovereignty, security, development interests, and regional stability.
“This is a sign that China is going to be even more aggressive than it has been in the past,” Chang said during a recent interview with EpochTV’s “China Insider.”…