China’s latest military products at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference in the UAE.
* Vice-captain of corvette yet to complete training test, military paper says, confirming reports of a lingering talent shortage, especially in the navy
* In another first, the report cites 'training resources imbalance' and ship maintenance as reasons for the backlog holding up many promotions
The vice-captain of a warship has yet to complete a key training test, China's military has revealed, in an indirect but rare acknowledgement of its shortage of highly skilled troops.
The admission, in a recent media report, highlights a core problem as China speeds up the modernisation of the People's Liberation Army - a lack of hi-tech expertise limiting state-of-the-art equipment from use to its full extent, especially in the navy.
The vice-captain of the Zhangye - a Type 056 corvette - had not completed an important training assessment, military mouthpiece PLA Daily said in a report last week.
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Update: US Military Still Has An Edge Over PLA: China Admits Its Soldiers Lack Skills (IBTimes)
WNU Editor: The Chinese military has exploded in size in the past two decades. There are going to be shortages in manpower.
This was proven in Ukraine strategies and abilities to use foreign equipment is an advantage over numbers. This exposed russia too.
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