At a moment the Pentagon is warning Beijing about its heightened military maneuvers around Taiwan, China's President Xi Jinping has just signed an order which fundamentally expands the conditions under which People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops can be deployed.
The freshly signed and promulgated order introduces a legal framework to deploy troops in "non-war military actions" which takes effect Wednesday, according to state media.
It could have significant repercussions for tensions with the US and Washington allies like Australia or Japan in places like the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, given the order loosens the conditions under which it's possible to initiate "military operations other than war" which involves operations that do not explicitly involve direct conflict or combat.
According to a list in state-run Global Times, the Xi-backed initiative will seek to standardize usage of PLA troops in non-military situations such as the following:
"disaster relief, humanitarian aid, escort, and peacekeeping, and safeguard China’s national sovereignty, security and development interests..."
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