Would also be interested in hearing people’s take on why the Plenum was comfortable advancing the PLA’s goal of “building the army” by 2027 vice the previous goal of being a “modernized power” by 2035?

- Confident that modernization is advancing ahead of pace from previous estimates?

- More of a strategic message to others (read the US) that the PLA will be modernized sooner rather than later?

I’m unclear why they felt the need to advance the goal. Unless this is something aimed more internally to prevent the PLA from getting lazy and thinking they can outlast Xi.