Military expects exam will improve skills, increase combat readinessMore than 200 major generals of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force simultaneously took part in a recent examination held across the nation, marking the Ground Force's first large-scale test of its high-ranking commanders.The examination was arranged by the Ground Force headquarters and was held earlier this month in seven locations - Beijing, Fuzhou, Nanning, Lanzhou, Jinan, Urumqi and Lhasa. The largest test site was at the Ground Force Academy of Armored Forces in Beijing with 52 examinees, according to a statement from the Ground Force.Experts from PLA National Defense University and inspectors from the Ground Force's disciplinary committee supervised the examination.Participants were mostly made up of major generals and some senior colonels - commanding officers from departments under the Ground Force headquarters, academies, schools, regional branches and training and test bases.The examination was designed to check and hone the generals' capabilities in organizing training and commanding their troops. The results will be taken into consideration when it comes to promotion or commendation, the statement said. It added that the Ground Force wanted to use this examination to strengthen the notion that commanding officers must take the lead in combat readiness training.Lu Chuangang, assistant to the Ground Force's chief of staff, said the examination's content included theory, strategy and command skills. Participants were given different tasks in different areas, and were told to analyze their respective situations, determine goals, make plans for troop deployment and develop combat schedules, according to Zhou Bingyi, director of the operations bureau of the Ground Force's staff department.Zhou said participants had already taken part in tests on firearm usage and physical strength hosted by their own units before the examination."The capabilities of these commanding officers determine whether their troops will be well trained," Zhou said. "We hope such examinations will help improve the competence of commanders and consequently boost the combat capabilities and preparedness of their units."Xie Zenggang, commander of the 83rd Group Army who took the examination, was quoted by China National Radio as saying that it had broadened his horizons and enabled him to gain a higher strategic perspective that can be used in planning future operations."It also reminded me of the necessity that as a commander, I not only need to take into consideration joint operations by various services in the PLA but also to think about joint campaigns with foreign militaries," he said.In June, the Ground Force organized a test for commanders of its 13 group armies - its largest combat units. Since the start of this year, the Ground Force has conducted a wide range of examinations for almost all of its members to verify their professional knowledge and skills. different rubber band bracelets
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Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office. [Photo/Xinhua] Mainland slams response by island's leader, who called exercise 'a threat' A spokesman for the Chinese mainland said a military drill by Chinese bombers and warships around Taiwan on Monday was routine and slammed the island's administration for misleading the Taiwan people and hyping tensions. On Monday, various warships, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command conducted necessary training around Taiwan as a means to test the joint assault capability between different branches of the military, Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui, the theater command's spokesman, said in a statement on Monday. The exercise took place in waters east of Taiwan and was part of a scheduled PLA exercise, he said. It is completely within the normal legal rights of a sovereign country, and it's beneficial for maintaining peace and security in the Taiwan Straits, Zhang said. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, said in a statement on Tuesday that the exercise aimed to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as protect the common interests of people from both sides of the straits. Taiwan's administration, led by the Democratic Progressive Party, used the drill as an opportunity to deceive and mislead the residents of Taiwan and to provoke and escalate a cross-Straits confrontation, Ma said. Its goal of undermining cross-Straits relations and the peace and security of the region will not succeed, Ma said. Nobody should underestimate our adamant resolve and ability to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity. On Tuesday, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen said she will not be intimidated by the military drill, calling the exercise a threat to Taiwan and an act of coercion, the island's media reported. Tsai also thanked the United States for considering a deal with Taiwan to renew a $500 million training program in the US for Taiwan F-16 pilots and maintenance crews. In early April, the US increased military interactions with the island by officially acknowledging that military personnel have been posted in the Taipei office of the American Institute in Taiwan since 2005. US weapons manufacturer Raytheon was also granted a $9 million contract to upgrade Taiwan's Patriot missile defense system. Senior Colonel Liang Fang, a professor at PLA National Defense University, said the recent drill will test and enhance the PLA's joint operating capabilities. It will increase the PLA's ability to protect national sovereignty, and warn those who are trying to undermine it to abandon their illusions, she said. Similar drills will be more common in the future, with increasingly sophisticated equipment and training methods. Xiu Chunping, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Taiwan Studies, said the recent drill serves to warn the US and separatists in Taiwan not to infringe on China's core interests by pursuing Taiwan secession. The PLA has the ability to protect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. There is no question about that, she said.
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