Chinese leader Xi Jinping recently inspected a secret space base in western China, and instructed the military officers and soldiers to “prepare for war.” Analysts believe that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is in deep crisis, but the real tension comes from internal rather than neighboring countries. According to Chinese state-run media, during an inspection of the space base in Shaanxi Province on Sept. 15, Xi stated that “space assets” are strategic assets of the CCP that must be “managed and utilized well.” He praised the base for having made a significant contribution to the CCP’s aerospace development, and told the military personnel to focus on “war preparation,” to improve combat readiness, and aim at becoming a “world-class army” as well as “a space superpower.” Beijing-based DWnews revealed that this was Xi Jinping’s first public inspection of the CCP’s strategic support forces, and the site was very likely the Xi’an …