It is very difficult to get accurate reports from inside societies that are aren’t free. The US relied on walk-ins throughout the Cold War to fortify its understanding of the Soviet Union. Today, the US relies on its alliance partners to help it understand its adversaries. Human intelligence or placed agents are virtually non-existent in Marxist or totalitarian regimes.
So it is with the West’s understanding of weak social pillars in Chinese society. Growing social unrest is known but not quantified because of the strength of the domestic intelligence services. But what is known is highly accurate. The single most vulnerable plank in the Chinese regime was always its interior. If you want your phone calls returned from President Xi Jinping, introduce or exploit egalitarian ideals in a multiethnic empire ruled by a single ethnic group.
What do the ruling Han fear? They fear justified social unrest, and the People’s Liberation Army has plenty.
China has over 57 million living veterans. They are organizing themselves to protest against broken promises after demobilization. By far the most fervent are those decommissioned from the 1970s to the 1990s. They’re witnessing the rise of entire social classes, many allied to the military or state-owned enterprises, but they’re being left out.
China has over 57 million living veterans. They are organizing themselves to protest against broken promises after demobilization
The source of their discontent is simple: the varying differences in compensation dependent on when and where they were demobilized. These varying disparities have become glaring over the last two decades. While benefits for US veterans are outlined in compliance with a single federal law, Chinese veterans are decommissioned or demobilized into a tangle of provincial edicts. Because a disproportionate share of the PLA comes from poor regions, these cadets and officers are relinquished into a system of socio-political patronage that inculcates disparity. The rot at the center of the PLA is well known.
Adding to this discontent is the long-held political tradition within China of the permanent governing disparity between Beijing and local governments. This dysfunctional federalism actually exacerbates problems for those decommissioned because benefits paid out to veterans is local. Having entire swathes of veterans dependent on cash-strapped administrations institutionalizes vagaries that promote discord.
China’s system of household registration promotes obstacles to social mobility that previous veterans never experienced. The most organized veterans are those decommissioned into state-owned enterprises reformed into market-based subsidiaries. Retrenched veterans dependent upon archaic patronage find themselves abandoned by the very nation-state promising stability.
The rank injustice suffered by Chinese veterans is damaging reform efforts in that it openly hurts both recruitment and modernization efforts.
The West needs to anticipate that any open conflict with China will see Beijing turn inward, addressing an indigenous fifth column of former patriots who are suffering as a result of having served China.
It seems that Asia times has been bought completely by anti-Chinese propagandists, because, every time you read this link, you will find a major part of it’s content directed against China.
It seems that Asia times has been bought completely by anti-Chinese propagandists, because, every time you read this link, you will find a major part of it’s content directed against China.
If china’s weakness is internal then what can you tell about the weakness of the US society where there is almost a civil war and armed groups of society hate each other to the core
If china’s weakness is internal then what can you tell about the weakness of the US society where there is almost a civil war and armed groups of society hate each other to the core
Typical American unsaid answer: We are exceptional, although "not perfect", has the bestest government in the world, democracy will solve all problems.
Typical American unsaid answer: We are exceptional, although "not perfect", has the bestest government in the world, democracy will solve all problems.
Friday homework to get paid.
Friday homework to get paid.
He’s reflecting issues with American veterans: highest jobless, homeless, mental, suicides, etc.
He doesn’t understand people are fighting to join the PLA and that China need to limit candidates per village. After serving they will get pension, free/low cost housing, fast promotion, etc.
He’s reflecting issues with American veterans: highest jobless, homeless, mental, suicides, etc.
He doesn’t understand people are fighting to join the PLA and that China need to limit candidates per village. After serving they will get pension, free/low cost housing, fast promotion, etc.
The writer generalizes but does not give exact data on the variation in treatment of veterans between different provinces and how many are affected per province. And the number of petitions/protests by affected veterans.
He does not go to the ground and listen to the Chinese people and veterans themselves.
He does not spell out the benefits which the veterans are getting but only offer vague generalizations which qualify the piece as anti-China western propaganda.
I am amazed by these westerners. Thus VLT Chek is correct that the arrogant westerners only wants the Chinese to listen to them and they themselves refuse to listen to the Chinese.
If the DengXiaoPing had listen to the westerners like what Yeltsin did, China would have collapsed, following the Yeltsin’s model.
The writer generalizes but does not give exact data on the variation in treatment of veterans between different provinces and how many are affected per province. And the number of petitions/protests by affected veterans.
He does not go to the ground and listen to the Chinese people and veterans themselves.
He does not spell out the benefits which the veterans are getting but only offer vague generalizations which qualify the piece as anti-China western propaganda.
I am amazed by these westerners. Thus VLT Chek is correct that the arrogant westerners only wants the Chinese to listen to them and they themselves refuse to listen to the Chinese.
If the DengXiaoPing had listen to the westerners like what Yeltsin did, China would have collapsed, following the Yeltsin’s model.
Now that’s a new one…. veterans discontent contributing to political divisiveness. Add Uigur/Mongolian/Tibetan/other ethnic identities, multiple linguistic groupings, regional envies, Hongkong/Taiwan political/economic performance/envy, nascent palace coups, surrounding resistance of "tributary states". and you have a troubling collection of forces that continue to be historically troubling to the "Middle Kingdom."
Now that’s a new one…. veterans discontent contributing to political divisiveness. Add Uigur/Mongolian/Tibetan/other ethnic identities, multiple linguistic groupings, regional envies, Hongkong/Taiwan political/economic performance/envy, nascent palace coups, surrounding resistance of "tributary states". and you have a troubling collection of forces that continue to be historically troubling to the "Middle Kingdom."
I hope they don’t do another Guardian. It was one of my favourite publications before the propagandist takeover.
I hope they don’t do another Guardian. It was one of my favourite publications before the propagandist takeover.
I think it’s likely conjecture on a possible propaganda angle. Americans love to make up bs to cause divisions and get different groups to go fight each other. Sad thing is people are gullible enough that they often succeed.
I think it’s likely conjecture on a possible propaganda angle. Americans love to make up bs to cause divisions and get different groups to go fight each other. Sad thing is people are gullible enough that they often succeed.
And I think these collection of troubling forces will keep continue to make China the no.1 economy of the world like they have been contributing to soar China to the world’s 2nd largest economy. Hahahahaha
And I think these collection of troubling forces will keep continue to make China the no.1 economy of the world like they have been contributing to soar China to the world’s 2nd largest economy. Hahahahaha