Tai Ming Cheung Comments on China's Fight Against Corruption
Chinese general to fight corruption
01/19/2012
John Garnaut,
Brisbane Times
A RISING star of the People's Liberation Army has promised a "do-or-die" fight against powerful corrupt generals, bringing military politics to the fore of China's critical leadership transition.
General Liu Yuan, son of the former Chinese president, Liu Shaoqi, warned corruption had grown so deep and widespread in the armed forces it threatened the existence of both the PLA and the Communist Party.
''I'd rather risk losing my position than refrain from fighting corruption to the end," General Liu told about 600 officers in his recent Chinese New Year address.
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Tai Ming Cheung is an associate research scientist at the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) located at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla. He directs the Minerva program on Chinese security and technology, a multi-year academic research and training project funded by the U.S. Defense Department to explore China’s technological potential.
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