China is preparing its militarized police for kinds of combat that would play a key role in any invasion of Taiwan.
Urban trainingSince its founding in 1982, China's PAP has been firmly placed under the country's military.
China's People's Armed Police could be used in the later stages of an amphibious assault on Taiwan.
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The more PAP forces can take over the "public order" task, the more it frees up combat troops, he added.
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Lyle Goldstein, Goldstein, China's, Thomas Peter Alessio Patalano, Patalano, Joel Wuthnow, Wuthnow, Philip Shetler, Jones, Phil Davidson, Xi Jinping
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