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China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is facing challenges in recruiting highly skilled troops to operate its new weapons. Potential candidates are opting for higher-paid jobs in industry or going abroad, leading to a high turnover rate. The PLA's vulnerabilities and implications for America and its allies are explored in a special report by The Economist. Despite China's growing military might, the PLA is still a long way from being a ready fighting force. The report also highlights China's struggle to attract technologically skilled recruits and the impact of political loyalty on combat preparedness.
#China is struggling to recruit enough highly skilled troops - Special report The #PLA needs them to operate all its new weapons. In february 2023 the PLA navy undertook an unusual mission. Its warships and aircraft were confronting their American counterparts in the South… https://t.co/12nyzBpkJ6 https://t.co/cSiMM32Ibo
#China is struggling to recruit enough highly skilled troops - Special report The #PLA needs them to operate all its new weapons. In february 2023 the pla navy undertook an unusual mission. Its warships and aircraft were confronting their American counterparts in the South… https://t.co/sXod83691R https://t.co/ZTED1xrXfs
Chinese troops spend a quarter of their time on political education, according to one estimate. But Xi Jinping’s obsession with political loyalty is undermining his drive to prepare the People's Liberation Army for combat: https://t.co/z409ds80uH 👇
Underestimating China’s armed forces would be dangerous. But overestimating them would be too. As in the cold war, that can breed mutual insecurity and unnecessary confrontation. Read our special report on the People’s Liberation Army: https://t.co/NK1i02If5a 👇
The Economist: "The PLA is struggling to attract enough technologically skilled recruits…Many of those with the requisite skills are choosing higher-paid jobs in industry or, worse, going abroad. Among those who do join up, the turnover rate is high." https://t.co/mpnYrxqrz4
The shooting down of a #Chinese #spyballoon in February 2023 on the coast of South Carolina by a fighter jet of the #UnitedStates #AirForce (USAF) heralded a new turn in #China’s #intelligence collection methods, notes @KartikBommakan1 https://t.co/orR0fP0OzZ
China is struggling to recruit enough highly skilled troops to operate all of its new weapons. Many potential candidates sought by the People’s Liberation Army are choosing higher-paid jobs in industry or, worse, going abroad. Read more https://t.co/x9PL92T8oA 👇
We have just published a phenomenal 6-part special report by @JNBPage on the People's Liberation Army. For all the hype about China's growing military might--much of it very justified--the PLA is still a long way from being a ready fighting force. Part 1: https://t.co/RfwTDSqziP
China’s armed forces are not yet as formidable as the West fears. In a special report we examine the vulnerabilities of the People’s Liberation Army, and explore the implications for America and its allies https://t.co/q5ZCmaZZir 👇
This week @TheEconomist has a special report by Jeremy Page on the PLA. It seeks to look at "the PLA's vulnerabilities, rather than strengths, and explore implications for America and its allies." https://t.co/Z687Zcu3aE https://t.co/fvzekfKFLO
"Underestimating the PLA would be dangerous. But overestimating it would be too…There has…been a lot of new research on the PLA, much of it by think-tanks…funded by the Pentagon. They tend to focus on what China can do, rather than what it cannot." https://t.co/p1vE36bPIw
The shooting down of a #Chinese #spyballoon in February 2023 on the coast of South Carolina by a fighter jet of the #UnitedStates #AirForce (USAF) heralded a new turn in #China’s #intelligence collection methods, notes @KartikBommakan1 https://t.co/orR0fP0OzZ