China’s government has revised its conscription laws, allowing retired servicemen to re-enlist and increasing recruitment focused on expertise in space- and cyberwarfare. The amended regulations, approved by the state council and the central military commission, came into force on Monday, and covered all aspects of China’s military recruitment and personnel deployment processes, for domestic emergencies and wartime. The changes aim to provide “institutional guarantees for consolidating national defence and building strong armed forces”, state media reported. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone a major overhaul and modernisation under the leadership of Xi Jinping, who has accelerated Beijing’s expansionist activities...