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Assassin's mace
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The article directly quotes Zhang Youxia calling for development of 'assassin's mace' weapons - this is a specific Chinese military doctrine concept referring to asymmetric capabilities designed to defeat a technologically superior adversary, highly relevant to understanding PRC military strategy
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Zhang Youxia
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Zhang Youxia is the source of the key quote about military preparation and is the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission - understanding his background and role provides essential context for interpreting PRC military policy statements
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Felipe VI
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The Spanish king's meeting with Xi Jinping is a headline item - readers would benefit from understanding Felipe VI's role in Spanish diplomacy and the constitutional monarchy's relationship with foreign policy, especially given Spain's position in EU-China relations
We must strengthen building the military through preparing for war, deeply study the mechanisms for winning informationized and intelligentized wars, make solid efforts to generate and transform operational requirements, and fully embed combat effectiveness standards into planning and construction. We must stress forward-looking layouts, adhere to asymmetric counterbalance, focus on emerging domains to open up new tracks, and hasten the formation of unique advantages in some strategically contested areas…We must accelerate the development of advanced weaponry and equipment, implement major national defense development projects, step up national defense science and technology innovation and the transformation of advanced technologies, and develop and build more “assassin’s mace” weapons and equipment that strengthen and secure victory.- Zhang Youxia in People’s Daily
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1. Spain’s King Felipe VI meets with Xi - In their meeting, Xi told the king:
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