With tensions between China and Taiwan rapidly increasing, the tone of China's official media has also become progressively more strident, observes former senior RA&W officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.
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Date: October 01, 2020
By: JAYADEVA RANADE
IMAGE: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist party of China arrives for the meeting to commend role models in China’s fight against at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, September 8, 2020. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
When sovereignty or territorial issues are involved this quickly transforms into 'militant nationalism' as evident in today's China.
With tensions between China and Taiwan rapidly increasing, the tone of China's official media has also become progressively more strident.
So have the comments by Chinese commentators and official spokesmen, which include intemperate threats to decapitate the Taiwanese leadership. [FULL STORY]