Would be grateful for reactions to my claim that XJP has entered a Mussolini phase because he is promoting bellicosity (student drills; no K-pop femininity ; incessant talk of "readiness to fight"--not just US-style admin "combat readiness"- in an intensely non-bellicose culture. Reason to think of this: the Mussolini syndrome induces a search for easy wins , eg a repeat of Oct 1962, perhaps even in Arunachal P, (as per M's attack on Greece ..) Of course any PRC war would be the first-ever in recorded history to be fought by an army of single children Before publishing above I would be grateful for Sinologically competent (not I) comments