Thread: The View, from China

China pushes for smarter armed forces with education shake-up on path to modern military

• •Central Military Commission reveals expanded training focus to include joint combat command, high-level strategic management and science and tech innovation

• •Enrolment numbers would remain stable but would include more students of new types of combat and plans to train personnel in military intelligence and aerospace

China is reshaping its military postgraduate system to make its armed forces “smarter”, including cultivating more technological talent, a newly issued document shows.

It is a part of a broader effort to modernise China’s armed forces for combat readiness against the backdrop of Beijing’s plan to take back self-ruled Taiwan and changes in the international environment brought by the war in Ukraine.

The document, titled “Opinions on accelerating the reform and development of military postgraduate education”, was recently issued by the Central Military Commission, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday.

The new talent development plan, which focuses on fostering military personnel with advanced technology backgrounds and combat skills, is part of the massive ongoing reforms intended to turn the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) into a modern military force by 2027.

It will “comprehensively promote the reshaping of the military postgraduate education system” and “train a large number of high-level new military personnel”, according to the document, although the full text has not been made public.

The training will focus on four kinds of talent: those related to joint combat command, new types of combat forces, high-level scientific and technological innovation, and high-level strategic management.

The changes also include teaching new courses on combat, developing tutors knowledgeable in real-life combat, and improving assessment of postgraduate education.

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Commented on the upcoming 9th Summit of the Americas, Evandro Menezes de Carvalho, director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the Brazilian college Getulio Vargas Foundation, said: "This year's Summit will have this stain on its history." The summit is scheduled to be held from June 6 to 10 in Los Angeles. However, Washington has been opposed by a few governments in the region, because of its attempt to use the summit to promote US' own interests and strengthen its ideological camp.

The US announced that it has not invited the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua and is only considering inviting a Cuban representative to the summit as an observer instead of as a full participant. However, the president of Mexico and the president of Bolivia have made it clear that all Latin American countries should be invited, otherwise they will refuse to participate.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said bluntly: "I say from here to the Yankee: forget it, we are not interested in being in that Summit." The Cuban Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that those countries that the US has not invited would meet within the framework of "the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America."

The Summit of the Americas has already become a diplomatic farce for Washington before it has even started. Biden's attempt to save the US' influence in Latin America has suffered a crisis of confidence. However, the US may have sowed the seeds of such an embarrassing situation long ago.

US-led small circle not attractive

The so-called values-based diplomacy promoted by the Biden administration is nothing more than targeted suppression, containment and confrontation under the guise of freedom and openness. It is old wine in new bottles.

The "value-based diplomacy" was confusing at the beginning of the Biden's administration, but such repeated acts have gradually revealed its true content, especially when the US has kept instigating the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, and driving the countries involved in the crisis into an even more difficult situation. This has made the international community realize that participating in the US-led small circle is nothing but acting as a pawn of US hegemony, creating divisions, inciting confrontation and undermining peace in regional and international relations.

Pan Deng, executive director of the Latin American and Caribbean Region Law Center of China University of Political Science and Law, believed that Latin America was originally a region with a strong will of integration and solidarity, and the once-split Latin America caused by the Venezuelan crisis has also aroused reflection. This time, the US wants to use the Summit of Americas to squeeze out left-wing countries such as Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, which will inevitably lead to further division of Latin America. This is something that Latin American countries do not want to see, therefore they firmly oppose excluding Cuba from the summit.

Carvalho told the Global Times, "The fact that US President Biden excludes Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua already disqualifies the Summit as belonging to the 'Americas.' This motivated selective exclusion, delegitimizes the purpose of the Summit and reveals its character: it is a meeting to promote, mainly, US economic and political interests."

During the past eight summits, Cuban leaders were excluded from attending the meeting. This time, the US has issued an invitation, but the leaders have shown their tough attitude that they will not attend the summit despite being invited. So, this will be the least united hemispheric summit.

Pan said that this shows that even in the region where it has the most control, the US has lost the leadership to do whatever it wants. "If it does things that harm others and creates divisions and hatred, the US' leadership will be rebutted," he said.

Never again when US calls and all others follow up

Carvalho believed that US influence in the region is decreasing because Latin American people seem to have learned from history. The US has never positioned itself as a friend of Latin American countries. "It never proposed any economic integration project that would support the effective development of Latin America. The US has resources and goodwill for Europeans, however for Latinos, the opposite," he said.

This collective opposition shows that regional countries are generally disappointed with the Biden administration's policy toward Latin America. In the past, they dared not speak out, but today, regional big countries have made their voices heard, and small countries collectively declare their disapproval. This time, Latin American countries have clearly conveyed at least one thing to the other hemisphere: the US hegemony is indeed declining.

However, the US has always refused to accept such a reality. The US still regards itself as the "only pole" in the world, fantasizing that other countries will easily follow its order in its own "backyard". But the reality is a huge slap in the US' face.

According to the NBC News on Wednesday, Mexican politician and academic Jorge Castaneda said in a video interview, "What's clear is that the time when the United States called the summit and everybody came is not happening with President Biden today, and it probably will not happen again with anybody."

"China's rise opens up new possibilities for developing countries to enter this multipolar international order. And the country that has the intelligence to understand this will be the one that will most know how to take advantage of this new moment in human history. The US would do better if they were busy thinking about how to live with this new reality," said Carvalho.

Times have changed. If the US continues to lamely resist a new multi-polar world order, it will only make a fool of itself on more occasions.

Summit of Americas puts US’ declining clout on full display - Global Times

The chinky whngers will clutch at any straw to try and score pathetic propaganda points.

And sabang guzzles it down.

Do you think the World is moving/ has moved into a Multipolar world order 'arry? Or is it a Unipolar, US led order?

Originally Posted by sabang

Do you think the World is moving/ has moved into a Multipolar world order 'arry? Or is it a Unipolar, US led order?

It moved into a multipolar world the minute Russia got nukes.

As we are finding out now.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Isn't only OhWoe allowed to quote the 'Global' Times.

Nah that and RT are the go to wanketeer propaganda sites.

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Pacific nations walk away from region-wide trade and security deal with China

Originally Posted by panama hat

Sweet . . . Heads will roll in Beijing who may just realise that not everyone can be bought . . . heads will roll . . . and tears be shed by OhWoe, sabang and Backspit

Hoohoo is now frantically searching on Global Shite for an article about how a dozen people on some pacific sandbar all bought second hand Huawei phones.

Anyway, orrstralia has got he message- Up it's game. I would say that is a win for Oceania.

^I suggest you look at it's OZ Solomon Island agreement prior to encouraging anything similar.

I still reckon they'll be smiling. Who wouldn't- more money coming their way.

On a happier note:

China wins 9 medals in first stop of World Rowing Cup 2022

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-05-30 09:41

"BELGRADE - Chinese rowers won nine medals at the 2022 World Rowing Cup I which finished at the Sava Lake in Belgrade, Serbia on Sunday.

Composed of Zang Ha, Yi Xudi, Liu Zhiyu and Adilijiang Sulitan, the Chinese men's quadruple sculls won the gold medal, ahead of crews from the Netherlands and Lithuania.

Moreover, Chinese crews picked up silver medals in women's single, double, quadruple skulls and eight, as well as bronze in women's single sculls, four and eight and men's four."

China wins 9 medals in first stop of World Rowing Cup 2022 - Chinadaily.com.cn

I suppose when you've been knocked out of the proper World Cup by Vietnam, you'll cling to anything.

I guess that means orrstralia can claim the Bronze.

31 May, 11:44

Taiwan air force pilot dies in training plane crash — authorities

A plane crashed near the city of Kaohsiung in the island’s south, the local administration

https://tass.com/emergencies/1458201


Condolences to is Chinese wife and Chinese children.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Taiwan air force pilot dies in training plane crash — authorities

Condolences to his Taiwanese wife and children.

FTFY

China faces a nearly $1 trillion funding gap. It will need more debt to fill it.

Key Points

• The Chinese government faces a growing shortfall of cash, analysts say, as they predict an increase of debt to fill the gap.
• The analysts did not share specific figures on how much additional debt might be needed. But they pointed to growing pressure on growth that would require more support from debt.
• Nomura estimates a funding gap of about 6 trillion yuan ($895.52 billion) — roughly 2.5 trillion yuan in decreased revenue due to tax refunds and weaker economic production, and another 3.5 trillion yuan of lost land sales revenue.

China faces a nearly $1 trillion funding gap. It will need more debt to fill it.

Originally Posted by panama hat

You're a fuckwit, using a man's death to further your own pathetic agenda.


Add to the story:

He's an absolutely rotten piece of shit and there are no depths to which he would not stoop in support of the equally vile regimes he supports.

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Piss off China ..

China is closing in, but "many a slip twixt cup and lip".

China, Pacific Island nations expand cooperation at second FMs’ meeting covering poverty alleviation, climate change and agriculture


China respects local countries in signing cooperation, but could be sabotaged by few politicians used as US pawns


By
Zhang Hui

, Liu Caiyu

and Shan Jie


Published: May 30, 2022 10:52 PM

Snippets:

"One year since the first virtual foreign ministers' meeting between China and the Pacific Island nations, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi took a historic trip to eight regional countries and jointly chaired the second foreign ministers' meeting in Fiji on Monday, during which China and the countries reached a new consensus to deepen cooperation on sectors including poverty alleviation, climate change and agriculture.

At the second China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Monday, Wang announced that China will continue to jointly build six new cooperation platforms with regional countries on sectors including poverty alleviation, disaster prevention, climate change and agriculture. The meeting was attended by foreign ministers of China, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Micronesia, the Solomon Islands and Tonga, as well as secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum online and offline."

"China and the Pacific Island countries reached a five-point consensus at the meeting, which include deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership, upholding true multilateralism and pursuing common development and prosperity.

Wang said facts proved that China's cooperation with Pacific nations conforms to the trend of the times, benefits the people in the region, and has bright prospects, and China will continue to listen to the voices of the regional countries and their people, respect the current cooperation mechanism of the region and support other countries to increase investment in promoting regional development and carry out three-party or four-party cooperation.

The foreign ministers from the regional countries said they support the Belt and Road Initiative, will continue to firmly pursue the One China policy and look forward to working with China to expand cooperation in various fields and improve infrastructure and people's livelihood."

"China also released a 15-point position paper on mutual respect and common development with Pacific Island countries, including jointly promoting regional peace and security and cracking down on transnational crimes, such as cyber crimes, and tackling COVID-19 and strengthening people-to-people exchange.

As for some people who questioned why China was actively helping the South Pacific nations, Wang urged them not to be over-anxious and nervous about it, as the common development and prosperity of China and other developing countries will make the world fairer, more harmonious and more stable."

"Chinese analysts said that the fact the two sides have yet to sign the agreement due to different opinions actually reflected China's sincere diplomatic attitude of respecting local countries, and it was a normal process for bilateral relations.

Meanwhile, they warned that opposition to the agreement may also be a deliberate move carried out by a few politicians of some regional countries who are willing to be used by the US at the cost of the interests of the country and people."

China, Pacific Island nations expand cooperation at second FMs’ meeting covering poverty alleviation, climate change and agriculture - Global Times

Originally Posted by OhOh

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi took a historic trip to eight regional countries and jointly chaired the second foreign ministers' meeting in Fiji on Monday, during which China and the countries reached a new consensus to deepen cooperation on sectors including poverty alleviation, climate change and agriculture.

wasn't it only Solomons and Somoa who signed ? and the other 12 declined ?

Originally Posted by baldrick

wasn't it only Solomons and Somoa who signed ? and the other 12 declined ?

Do you really expect to get an honest reply from OhDoh?

Originally Posted by bsnub

Do you really expect to get an honest reply from OhDoh?

No, sometimes he'll just run out of shit to post and start posting silly pictures of something irrelevant.

Because he's a twat.