President Xi Jinping emphasized the need for Chinese border troops to strengthen their border defense and control abilities, aiming to create a formidable “great wall of steel” along China’s borders. This directive highlights the country’s commitment to safeguarding its territorial integrity and national security.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks on Wednesday during a fact-finding trip to survey the work of border management and control and the development of border troops in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.