{"id":238324,"date":"2021-07-10T05:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T05:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=238324"},"modified":"2021-07-11T07:32:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T07:32:45","slug":"china-spells-out-wartime-conscription-plans-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=238324","title":{"rendered":"China spells out wartime conscription plans for first time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kristin Huang \u2013 South China Morning Post July 6, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Retired Chinese military<\/a> personnel would be a top priority for conscription in wartime, according to draft regulatory changes released by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs on the weekend.<\/p>\n

The proposed changes to the country\u2019s conscription regulations spell out for the first time how authorities would enlist veterans and other conscripts while the country was on a war footing.<\/p>\n

Under the regulations, the State Council or the Central Military Commission would issue mobilisation orders and hand responsibility for drafting soldiers to government and military agencies at various levels.<\/p>\n

Military veterans would be a target group and could rejoin their original unit or be posted to a similar position elsewhere, according to the draft.<\/p>\n

Authorities would have to help the veterans join up with those units.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring wartime, the transport department and workers shall give priority to enlisted soldiers; other organisations and personnel should also help them,\u201d the regulations said.<\/p>\n

The draft regulations were posted on the ministry\u2019s official WeChat account on Sunday for public feedback.<\/p>\n

The last revisions were made in 2001 and the regulations were first introduced in 1985.<\/p>\n

Besides wartime enlistment, the draft also covers the creation of an interministerial system for conscription, and efforts to institutionalise the process as part of China\u2019s digital government build-up.<\/p>\n

Song Zhongping, a former People\u2019s Liberation Army instructor, said revisions were needed to reflect broader changes in the world and to better prepare China for emergencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s more, the new section about enlisting soldiers during wartime can make the process more comprehensive. It fits to the actual needs of China, because enlisting veterans in the military can quickly boost troops\u2019 ability if China fights a war,\u201d Song said.<\/p>\n

The release of the draft comes as China\u2019s ties with major Western countries and its neighbours decline over various issues, from territorial claims to human rights.<\/p>\n

In January, Chinese President Xi Jinping, who also heads the Central Military Commission, stressed the need for \u201cfull-time combat readiness\u201d<\/a> and said the People\u2019s Liberation Army must use frontline frictions to improve troops\u2019 abilities.<\/p>\n

And in March, Xi said the Chinese military must be \u201cprepared to respond\u201d<\/a> to complex and difficult situations as the country grappled with security challenges.<\/p>\n

This article China spells out wartime conscription plans for first time<\/a> first appeared on South China Morning Post<\/a><\/p>\n

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