Xi urged military to prepare for war with declining West media

The Chinese president reportedly warned in 2020 that a regional conflict could spiral out of control

With China "rising" and the West "declining," Beijing must prepare for the outbreak of a war between both sides, Chinese President Xi Jinping told military leaders at a meeting in 2020, Japan's Kyodo News reported on Monday.

Citing documents from a December 2020 meeting between Xi and the Ch