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2024-02-24 China-Japan-Koreas
Chinese PMCs Being Created by ‘Normal’ Firms (to include dairy farms!)
[FirstPost]] History repeats? Why Chinese companies are establishing private armies.

China appears to be going back to its old ways. Its companies are reportedly setting up volunteer armies, something which was more common in the 1970s. Several of the country’s state-owned enterprises and a private firm have established in-house fighting forces over the last year.

Such private military units were a legacy of the Mao Zedong era , according to a report in Financial Times (FT). But why are they back? We take a look.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT CHINA’S PRIVATE ARMIES?
The private units are known as the People’s Armed Forces (PAF). They are made up of civilians who continue their regular jobs and act as a reserve force to China’s military, the largest in the world.

The People’s Armed Forces are expected to be available for missions like support during wartime, operations during national disasters and helping maintain social order, according to a report by CNN. Another report by FT says that these private armies carry out civil defence activities and contribute to military recruitment, promotion and training.

Posted by Slenter Panda4300 2024-02-24 03:20|| || Front Page|| [37 views ]  Top
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