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China is Preparing a Mass Mobilization. Why?

Simon Whistler · September 17, 2026 · 14 min video · China & Indo-Pacific

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On the 1st of September, 2026, the Chinese government announced a new approach

To wartime

Mobilization. For the first time in 16 years, Beijing decided to overhaul the

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