Corruption in Chinese Army Erodes Effectiveness, General Writes
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Corruption in the Chinese military, which may include officers who drive luxury cars, live in opulent homes and pay for vacations with public funds, undermines the army’s effectiveness, a retired major general wrote in a commentary.
Corruption hurt China more than a century ago, when its modern naval fleet was defeated by Japan, Major General Luo Yuan wrote in the Chinese version of the state-owned Global Times newspaper today. The newspaper is owned by the Communist Party’s official People’s Daily.