"Si should be concerned": China is not as strong army as he wants to show - the media

According to Chong, despite the efforts of Si Jinping, the Nvak is still a rather corrupt structure. He also argues that the efforts of the current head of the PRC are directed against officers loyal to former leaders. "The result of these campaigns, apparently, was even more politicized by the army, which already suffered from the lack of professionalism, mainly because it is part of the political institute," the expert said.

The article shows the opinion of James Holmes from the Department of Maritime Strategy JC Wylie at the Naval College. According to him, in totalitarian societies, the politician permeates all industries, so in such countries, commanders and party officials limit the freedom and initiative of younger people. "Even if China has made a jump in material terms, I still like our chances in general because of the human factor," Holmes said.

The author of the article also argues that in the case of invasion of another country, these will choose the officers not for competence, but for loyalty, which will further undermine the combat capability of the NVAK. "Xi Jinping was" surprised and alarmed "by a very bad work of Russian military in Ukraine. Maybe these should also be concerned about the efficiency of its People's Liberation Army," Chong said.

Recall that according to The Wall Street Journal of June 14, the details of Chinese production help Iran to quickly collect combat drones and supply them to Russia, despite increasing pressure from the US and international sanctions. We also wrote that on June 12, a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Venbin denied information about the supply of Russian military armor. He stated that he knew nothing about the so -called "open evidence" of weapons supply.