“Preparing for war!” This short social media post by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) 80th Group Army generated over 300,000 thumbs-up in 12 hours on Friday, amid high morale among Chinese soldiers ahead of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the PLA and escalating tensions across the Taiwan Straits. The post on Sina Weibo had received more than 19,000 comments as of press time, with many netizens commenting excitedly “PLA soldiers, fighting! We support you guys!” Some veterans said that they are always prepared to return to the PLA whenever the country needs them, and some netizens also...