CHINA-PLA: ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN

A lengthy front page report in the People’s Liberation Army Daily on August 25, 2017, military warns against return to bad old ways of graft and said the “illusions of the corrupt elements had been smashed” and that the “evil begotten” by Xu and Guo had been cleared away like smog dispersed by the wind, but that the corruption fight needed to continue, not stop, with perseverance and tenacity. It said “Ice that is three feet thick was not formed overnight; melting three feet thick ice will also not happen overnight.” The PLA Daily added that a hard task remains to ensure the armed forces are clean and that the influence of Guo and Xu are fully purged.“It remains a difficult mission to prevent a rebound and a resurgence” and “the arrow cannot be sheathed once the bow is drawn. The zero tolerance attitude will not change.” Serving and retired officers have said graft in the armed forces is so pervasive it could undermine China's ability to wage war.





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