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Thoughts on Defending Taiwan By P.R. Shankar
Published in the Taipei Times @ https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2024/03/16/2003814987 on 16 march 2024. It is well known that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) ambition is to rejuvenate the Chinese nation by unification of Taiwan, either peacefully or by force. The peaceful option has virtually gone out of the window with the last presidential elections in Taiwan. Taiwanese,…
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China ‘Tightens Screws’ On Its Military; Stringent Rules For Top PLA Commanders Harsher Than Mao Era
OPED by Lt Gen. PR Shankar (Retired) The Eurasian Times @https://www.eurasiantimes.com/china-tightens-screws-on-military-stringent-social/ The dictum in the Communist Party of China from the days of Mao was that the Party must control the Gun. All leaders, past and present have endeavoured that the PLA is kept under political check. Xi Jinping has taken this dictum to a new…
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