Could non-chinese join PLA?
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lcloo
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From my observation while in China, I have noticed that,
The recruitment exercise starts with a large red banner hung up by local village or town government. At the same time local TV will broadcast the time, place, age and document requirements. (In Shenzhen, almost every town has its own TV broadcasting control).
I only witnessed one recruitment exercise in the same village which I stayed for 7 years. I could have missed a few though. Also, may be because the PLA was cutting down its size during those years, so less recruitments.
An important documrnt is Residence Card 户口issued by Public Security Bureau. Only mainland Chinese citizens have this document, Hongkong and Macau people don't have this as they are ruled under different laws. Without this residence card, you have no way of getting in PLA. (Residence card is not ID card, fake ID cards were easy to get but not residence cards).
Interview was in collaboration with local town government. I think they want to acertain the personal information and check for crime records, and also priority will be given to member of communist party.
The recruitment exercise starts with a large red banner hung up by local village or town government. At the same time local TV will broadcast the time, place, age and document requirements. (In Shenzhen, almost every town has its own TV broadcasting control).
I only witnessed one recruitment exercise in the same village which I stayed for 7 years. I could have missed a few though. Also, may be because the PLA was cutting down its size during those years, so less recruitments.
An important documrnt is Residence Card 户口issued by Public Security Bureau. Only mainland Chinese citizens have this document, Hongkong and Macau people don't have this as they are ruled under different laws. Without this residence card, you have no way of getting in PLA. (Residence card is not ID card, fake ID cards were easy to get but not residence cards).
Interview was in collaboration with local town government. I think they want to acertain the personal information and check for crime records, and also priority will be given to member of communist party.
Popeye:
I would say that's an underinformed conclusion, partially because the white/black Chinese population is relatively small, so you don't see them in photo ops very often...
I'd suggest you to read the latest revised Chinese law regarding military service, in Chapter 1, section 3:
It states "All Chinese citizen, regardless of ethnicity, race, occupation, family background, or degree of education, have the full right to serve in the military."
PLA did have two ethnic Russians serving as 1-star generals in the army back in the 60s:
Here's some other examples of PLA soldier of Russian descent:
PLA Soldier:
Yes, as what I said above, you can join PLA if you become a Chinese citizen. If ethnically Russian Chinese can join the PLA, I'm pretty sure an ethnically Finn Chinese can do the same. Plus it's all in their consititution.
Hope this helps!
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Violet Oboe
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For more than 10 years after Hong Kong's reintegration there was a law in effect that actually prohibited service in PLA for citizens of HKSAR. However in late 2007 the law was modified and the regulatory statutes now explicitly stipulate that every legal HKSAR citizen may serve in PLA.
Interestingly there were already rumors for some years that a number of Hong Kong people had served in PLA and possibly the Mainland never took HK's legislation seriously but of course the whole thing was only a placebo for mitigating irrational fears of HK citizens about PLA recruiting arbitrarily in HKSAR.
Interestingly there were already rumors for some years that a number of Hong Kong people had served in PLA and possibly the Mainland never took HK's legislation seriously but of course the whole thing was only a placebo for mitigating irrational fears of HK citizens about PLA recruiting arbitrarily in HKSAR.
Damingli85
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Nice, since I was born in China and I am biologically Chinese, I could just throw away my US citizenship and join the PLA. But then, Good Iron does not become a nail, and a good man does not become a soldier.
I'm just curious, why do all these ethnic Chinese (or not even that apparently) want to join the PLA so badly?
YES!!!! It really does help me! Thank you very much! Seems like that I have to douple my efforts in my studies of chinese lanquage.
vladimir1918
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Because they hate freedom!
The answer is very simple. The ethnic Chinese youth you meet on this forum are interesting in PLA, if they want to join other countries army they will not be on this forum.
I bet you can find Taiwan people with dual citizenship who want to join the ROC Amry in some Taiwan military forum.
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