China’s military elevates information, space and cyber operations in biggest defence shakeup in 9 years
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Strategic Support Force: China’s mission to win future wars hinges on this shadowy military branch
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Chinese general calls for crackdown on ‘fake combat capabilities’ in the military
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For China’s Military, 2024 Is the Year of Discipline : Corruption and high-level upheaval defined 2023 for the PLA, and will continue to shape the coming year ...
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China’s Xi Jinping issues hi-tech military call in push for integrated armed forces
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Is China Ready for Combat? Russia-Ukraine War Is a Lesson for Xi's Military: Under Xi Jinping, China has focused on overhauling the People’s Liberation Army ...
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Quick Glance: The Power and Limits of Xi Jinping
- Xi may have more power than any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, but he can't fully implement his policy preferences.
- It's recognized that Xi Jinping is the most powerful leader in China since Mao Zedong.
- Xi is the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao and not constrained by the party norms and institutions of the post-Mao era.
- Xi recognized the bureaucracy problems and addressed these through the anti-corruption campaign, but still relies on the bureaucracy for policy implementation.
Invading Taiwan would be a logistical minefield for China: Russia’s problems in Ukraine make it look even more daunting
economist.com/special-report/2023/11/06/invading-taiwan-would-be-a-logistical-minefield-for-china
Quick Glance: China's Potential Invasion of Taiwan Poses Logistical Challenges
- Where are your logistics located?
- Your logistics support needs to come across the strait, but ours does not.
- Chinese defense experts continue to examine logistics in Ukraine and Russia for insights.
- The deficiencies in Russian military logistics and supplies 'merit our careful attention', especially regarding future sea crossings and island seizures, stated a Chinese defense industry journal in October 2022.
Xi Jinping worries that China’s troops are not ready to fight: Now the war in Ukraine has revealed new challenges for the PLA
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Xi Jinping is obsessed with political loyalty in the PLA: Ideology is undermining China’s drive to prepare forces for combat
economist.com/special-report/2023/11/06/xi-jinping-is-obsessed-with-political-loyalty-in-the-pla
China’s PLA Warns Cadres About Socializing With ‘Wrong People’: The People’s Liberation Army urged Chinese military personnel to be careful about who they ...
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China's military rocket force uncovers 'shortcomings' - PLA Daily: A unit of China's Rocket Force uncovered "shortcomings" during a field assessment of an ...
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China’s military top brass called to front lines for ‘field research’ to fix rank-and-file problems
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China’s PLA warns cadres against socialising with ‘wrong people’: China’s PLA warns cadres against socialising with ‘wrong people’
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Purify social circle or meet fate of missing leaders, PLAs warning to Chinese troops
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After Leaders Disappear, China’s Army Warns Military Personnel Against Socializing With ‘Wrong People’
time.com/6317096/china-army-warning-wrong-people/
Chinese general calls for ‘quality weapons’ so PLA can win any battle in ‘complex’ global situation
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China replaces rocket force head amid graft probe: Beijing has overhauled the leadership of the PLA’s rocket force after several senior officers were reportedly ...
asiatimes.com/2023/08/china-replaces-rocket-force-head-amid-graft-probe/
Quick Glance: Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China's elite nuclear forces
- Xi also serves as the chairman of China's highest military command, the Central Military Commission.
- During a meeting, Xi emphasized the need to address 'prominent issues faced by party organizations at all levels, such as maintaining the party's absolute leadership over the military,' according to Chinese state media.
- The replacement of Rocket Force leaders marks the largest irregular shake-up in Beijing's military leadership in nearly a decade.
- Guo was sentenced to life imprisonment by a military court, while Xu passed away before his trial.
China's Xi calls for combat readiness as PLA marks founding anniversary: After months of intensified and increasingly ambitious drills to project power ...
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Xi calls for combat readiness as PLA marks anniversary: In his address, Xi said the military must broaden its combat capability and readiness ...
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China military academies see record enrollment amid youth joblessness: China's military academies had their highest enrollment this year since a series of ...
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Xi Jinping puts China’s military focus back on toeing Communist Party line: Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the country’s top brass to renew their ...
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Chinese military declares Taiwan live-fire drills over, with blockade capacity tested
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China Unveils New PLA Joint Staff Chief in Military Succession: China’s military on Tuesday unveiled a general as the new effective counterpart of Mark Milley ...
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Chinese military relaxes physical rules for non-combat, hi-tech troops. But there’s a catch
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China’s army brass urges focus on urban combat in clear nod to Taiwan campaign: PLA lieutenant general and NPC deputy Ma Yiming urges speedy improvement of ...
scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3212572/china-two-sessions-taiwan-reference-seen-pla-brass-calls-focus-urban-operations
Councillors behaving badly: Calls for tougher penalties: Victoria’s peak body for council staff wants the Local Government Act to include “more sticks” to clamp ...
theage.com.au/national/victoria/councillors-behaving-badly-calls-for-tougher-penalties-20230228-p5co4y.html
Chinese military short of troops trained in high-tech operations, state media reveals in rare show of candour
scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3205251/chinese-military-short-troops-trained-hi-tech-operations-pla-daily-reveals-rare-show-candour
The PLA’s People Problem: China’s military has long struggled to field quality personnel.
defenseone.com/ideas/2023/01/plas-people-problem/381728/
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