November 09
China Update - November 8, 2009
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China Update - November 8, 2009
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FE1Eight-Episode TV Documentary Series: Preparing For Danger In Times Of Safety, Episode Three |
In June 2006, Beijing released an eight-episode TV documentary series: Preparing For Danger In Times Of Safety - Historic Lessons Learned from the Demise of Soviet Communism. It was a research project conducted by the government think tank Chinese Academy of Social Science. Afterwards, the Chinese Communist Party instructed party members across the nation to watch the series and launch serious discussions. The script of the prelude of the documentary quotes Hu Jintao's words: "There are multiple factors contributing to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a very important one being Khrushchev throwing away Stalin's knife and Gorbachev's open betrayal of Marxism-Leninism." Full text of the narratives has been translated. What follows is the third episode. [Full Text]
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Briefings: Following major developments from Chinese language media not generally available to the West in English
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BR1Study Times: News Media Are Not Only the Mouthpiece of the Party
According to Study Times, news media are not only the mouthpiece of the Party but also the Party's eyes and ears. If what media present are all good news, the CCP Central Committee will be deaf and blind.
For a long time, the opaque information has "taught" the people that the news from the government-controlled media has no credibility. In many places, "maintaining social stability" = "Maintenance the stability on newspapers (or TV screen)." With the development and popularity of Internet, SMS and other new communication technologies, the self-deceiving way of covering up shows its limits.
Open and transparent public information can not fundamentally solve any problems but can discover and diagnose the problems. It can also ease people's discontent.
Source: Study Times, November 2, 2009 |
BR2Xinhua: Potential Obstacles in Sino-US Military Exchanges
According to Xinhua, during the meeting with US Defense Secretary Gates, Vice Chairman Xu of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party highlighted four obstacles facing the two countries: arms sales to Taiwan, activities of U.S. warships and planes in the Chinese economic offshore zone, legal barriers, and strategic trust in China.
Xinhua concluded with quotes from a Chinese military expert, "Generally, there was no breakthrough in military exchanges to speak of. In the past, whenever the United States needed China to cooperate with its overall strategy, it would make some moves to ease up. Otherwise, they would stir up trouble in Sino-US relations."
Source: Xinhua, November 2, 2009 |
BR3Reform Forthcoming for Non-commissioned Officers
Toward the end of the year, Chinese military forces will implement a new system for over 800,000 non-commissioned officers. This reform is another major policy reform for non-commissioned officers following the 1999 reform. According to the General Staff Department of the People's Liberation Army, the reform is based on four considerations: retention of officers for information warfare, institutionalization of lessons learned, solutions for current conflicts and problems brought by various changes, and adjustments necessary to meet the needs for reform of the country and its military forces.
Source: China News Service, November 4, 2009 | |
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