With more corruption and waste,the PLA needs more money lest soldiers starve.The figure,however,is meaningless in that ,as many say, China has two system,one declared,one functioning. Money spent in missile reseach is increased ,for example,but who know which will carry it out, where the bankroll is. Remenber Liu Qibing - a phantom copper futures trader who worked for China's State Reserve Bureau (SRB) at the London Metal Exchange ? I think there many such commissioners of the CCP,buying in,hyping up...
The announcement of the increase of militory budget is mainly in concern with instigating patriotism ,slavish of course. Anyway,the relative inferiority to TAIWAN and JAPAN is deteriorating ,due to the officials and officers' inefficiency. 中国社会党(Socialist Party China) socialistchina.jconserv.net _______________________________________________ Marxist-Leninist-List mailing list Marxist-Leninist-List@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxist-leninist-list
