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taxiya

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Is this why the CPC has the PLA loyalty to the party per se and not to the "state" since that'll be subject to interpretation by any ambitious general during and after war time.
Pretty much that is it.

State apperatus is one hand of the Emperor, army is the other hand. Both are to be loyal to the Emperor. Now just replace emperor with CPC.

In Chinese political philosophy, there are two concepts that are erronously translated to English word state. One is 天下/社稷 which means the whole political structure, the other is 政府 which is the narrow sense of state, better translated to government. The emperor is the representation of the first concept, the government is the narrow sense. Also important to remember is that army has never been a branch of the government, but rather a parallel branch directly under the control of the emperor. This is the same in pre-morden western world as well. The so called "army loyal to the state" is a concept in the west after the Kings lost their political role to the parliment or congress. In constitutional mornach, the parliment is the owner of the state by forcing the King to give up, in a republic like US it is the congress who founded the state through war of independence and owns the state. However in PRC, it is CPC who founded the state instead of some sort of congress, therefor CPC took over the role of emperor, and the army should be loyal only to CPC.
 

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Stealth material tech pass tests very recently and Su-57 new production line is upcoming. so it was premature to built many of them.
I have read latest Russian engines can deal with volcanic rash better and will be ready from the start to deal with desert storms.

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The radar-absorbing material production process included interconnection of several glass fabric layers. It is based on thin glass-insulated metal-core filaments. Due to its exceptional properties, the new material absorbs up to 95% of incident electromagnetic radiation from radars and considerably hinders aircraft detection using radar equipment.

“The modern military aircraft engineering has faced the issue of development of a radar-absorbing structural material long ago. The existing types of stealth aircraft coatings require regular restoration, while the lower-reflectivity fiberglass is maintenance-free. Our prototypes have already successfully passed the required factory tests,” said Aleksey Dymovskikh, General Director of the Central Design Bureau of Radio Materials.
The stealth material has been developed by the Central Design Bureau of Special Radio Materials for the manufacture of engine compressor blades – one of the most visible parts in RF band.
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FairAndUnbiased

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Is this why the CPC has the PLA loyalty to the party per se and not to the "state" since that'll be subject to interpretation by any ambitious general during and after war time.
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“我是中国人民解放军军人,我宣誓:服从中国共产党的领导,全心全意为人民服务,服从命令,忠于职守,严守纪律,保守秘密,英勇顽强,不怕牺牲,苦练杀敌本领,时刻准备战斗,绝不叛离军队,誓死保卫祖国
I am a soldier of the People's Liberation Army of China, I swear: Accept the leadership of the CPC, serve the people with all my heart, obey orders, loyal to my office, strictly follow laws, keep secrets, show bravery and resilience, not afraid of sacrifice, train to eliminate the enemy, prepare for combat, never betray the military and protect the nation with my life.
Note that it only requires acceptance of CPC leadership overall and to basically, do the basic job of a soldier. I don't think there's any army in the world where laziness, treachery and cowardice are rewarded, after all. It does not say they have to obey Xi Jinping's personal orders.

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I, (state name of enlistee), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (So help me God)."

Technically this means that the army is personally loyal to a single person, the president. It does not say 'accept the leadership of the president'. It says obey their orders. That means the president can theoretically give a personal command to a private to do something, and they must do it.

Compare: theoretically accepting the overall leadership of a collective group, vs personally obeying a single man's direct command.
 

FairAndUnbiased

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Pretty much that is it.

State apperatus is one hand of the Emperor, army is the other hand. Both are to be loyal to the Emperor. Now just replace emperor with CPC.

In Chinese political philosophy, there are two concepts that are erronously translated to English word state. One is 天下/社稷 which means the whole political structure, the other is 政府 which is the narrow sense of state, better translated to government. The emperor is the representation of the first concept, the government is the narrow sense. Also important to remember is that army has never been a branch of the government, but rather a parallel branch directly under the control of the emperor. This is the same in pre-morden western world as well. The so called "army loyal to the state" is a concept in the west after the Kings lost their political role to the parliment or congress. In constitutional mornach, the parliment is the owner of the state by forcing the King to give up, in a republic like US it is the congress who founded the state through war of independence and owns the state. However in PRC, it is CPC who founded the state instead of some sort of congress, therefor CPC took over the role of emperor, and the army should be loyal only to CPC.
I wonder why they never talk about how the South Korean military swore an oath to the "eternal glory of the Korean race".
나는 자랑스러운 태극기 앞에 조국과 민족의 무궁한 영광을 위하여 몸과 마음을 바쳐 충성을 다할 것을 굳게 다짐합니다.
I strongly pledge, in front of the proud Korean flag, allegiance to my fatherland, to devote my body and soul to the eternal glory of the race.

Compare with Nazi German Wehrmacht oath in 1933:
Ich schwöre bei Gott diesen heiligen Eid, daß ich meinem Volk und Vaterland allzeit treu und redlich dienen und als tapferer und gehorsamer Soldat bereit sein will, jederzeit für diesen Eid mein Leben einzusetzen.

"I swear by God this holy oath, that I want to ever loyally and sincerely serve my people and fatherland and be prepared as a brave and obedient soldier to risk my life for this oath at any time."
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British armed services only swear loyalty to the person of the King/Queen of the UK and the dynasty. They have zero allegiance to Parliament or the people of the UK. The "dignity" of the dynasty gets a mention, the people do not.

I... swear by Almighty God (do solemnly, and truly declare and affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty
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, His Heirs and Successors, and that I will, as in duty bound, honestly and faithfully defend His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, in Person, Crown and Dignity against all enemies, and will observe and obey all orders of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, and of the (admirals / generals/ air officers) and officers set over me. (So help me God.)

Once they start really playing this 'whose military actually belongs to the state' game, they might find some uncomfortable truths. Hope they understand this.
 

Overbom

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No need to ask the US about it. I can assure you that the US has got its hands all over Taiwan for the upcoming elections

(Also, always assume you are talking to the world when you have a "private" talk with US officials)
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Taiwan Elections a Big Topic During Blinken’s Talks in China​

Beijing sought to size up Washington’s interest in the race, people briefed on the talks say​

In last week’s meeting, Chinese officials asked Blinken if the U.S. has a vested interest in the outcome of the Taiwan election, scheduled for January, and whether the Americans see the DPP as a friend, the people said.
In response to the questions from the Chinese, the people said, Blinken repeated the administration’s position that the U.S. will be even-handed in the election and that it doesn’t support any meddling in the process.
 

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Germany's far-right AfD wins vote to lead district for first time​


BERLIN, June 25 (Reuters) - A far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate won a vote on Sunday to become a district leader in Europe's biggest economy for the first time, a breakthrough for the party which has hit record highs in national polls.

The 10-year old AfD, with which Germany's mainstream parties officially refuse to cooperate due to its radical views, won a run-off vote in the Sonneberg district in the eastern state of Thuringia with its candidate garnering 52.8% of the vote.

It is the latest success for the party which is riding a wave of popular discontent with Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's awkward coalition with the Greens and Free Democrats (FDP) which is dogged by infighting over
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Polling at 19%-20%, behind the opposition conservatives, the AfD is tapping into voter fears about recession, migration and the green transition, say analysts. It even plans to
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a chancellor candidate in the 2025 federal election.
China's new best friend party in Germany soon?
 
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FairAndUnbiased

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Germany's far-right AfD wins vote to lead district for first time​

Current regime is geopolitically hostile but supports buying renewable energy and EVs which China dominates at.

AFD is more EU skeptical but are going to destroy Germany's native renewable and EV industries while promoting fossil fuels that Germany doesn't have, but Russia does.

heads China wins, tails Germany loses.
 
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