CHINA-PLA: UPGRADATION OF PLA POLITICAL WARFARE
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China’s 79th army started its wartime political drills with newer equipment and weapons from January 1. PLA Daily said the leaders realised that the existing wartime political work equipment was of a single and relatively old type incapable of matching the pace of information warfare and they took the initiative to upgrade some existing equipment and innovate tactics. The paper said messages sent by the previous equipment were greatly affected by terrain and weather making it difficult to meet the needs of non-contact operations. Upgradation now includes drones that integrate leaflet throwing, high-power broadcast vehicles, information-assisted cyber platforms, police detectives, and reconnaissance and evidence collection that can be used for long-distance battlefield propaganda on complex terrain. During peacetime, they use sound and photoelectric technology to construct a realistic battlefield environment to organise improve training in psychological desensitisation, psychological relaxation and psychological protection. This improves the soldiers' psychological and emotional control ability during wartime.
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