Military-civilian mobilization exercise shows China can quick switch industrial output


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Global Times Source: Global Times Published: 2020/11/17 23:15:03 A city in China recently held a military-civilian mobilization exercise, during which civilian firms temporarily shifted production to make combat vehicles and modified trailers to transport tanks. The move demonstrated China's industrial potential in wartime, analysts said. Multiple civilian and military departments of Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality conducted a series of joint, combat-oriented drills to test civilian mobilization and equipment requisition during wartime on Saturday, js7tv.com, a news website affiliated with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), reported on Sunday. Upon receiving requisition orders for large platform trailers, related departments immediately initiated...