China's Dirty Big Secret -- Strategy Page
April 27, 2012: China's leaders are not happy with the state of their armed forces. The critics include many irate generals and admirals. These complaints tend to be made in private meetings. But so many people attend these meetings that details do eventually get out to the general public. Since these leaks do not represent official policy they do not get repeated in the Chinese media, and foreign media tends to ignore it as well. It's more profitable for the foreign media to portray the Chinese military as scary. The truth, as Chinese leaders describe it, is more depressing. It's all about corruption among the military leadership and low standards for training and discipline. In short, Chinese military power is more fraud than fact.
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My Comment: On paper the Chinese military appears to be a formidable force .... in reality .... who knows. And while China does have a culture of corruption (what country does not?) .... I do not think that it will be wise to test this proposition.
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