CHINA-PLA PROMOTION CRITERIA
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A lengthy article published by the General Political Department on front page of the PLA Daily, listed 36 key points which will be the determining criteria for promotions in the PLA. Ideological purity and subservience to the political leadership will be the key criteria. The article also disclosed that the PLA would step up vigilance when deciding on promotions and placement of personnel to guarantee the long-term viability of its anti-graft campaign. Officers who prove they stand shoulder to shoulder with the party leadership on “major issues of principle” would have a better chance of promotion, while those who try to create their own power bases through nepotism or corruption would either be demoted or dismissed. The General Political Department said officers would be evaluated based on their “implementation of [President] Xi Jinping’s directives”, “stances on major issues of principles” and “attitude towards wealth and fame”.
“In this way, we can ensure the gun is always in the hands of those who are loyal to the party.” Xu Caihou’s case was mentioned three times, underlining the urgency in strengthening party leaders’ control over the military and to “purify the military leadership”.
Earlier this month, Xi Jinping held a two-day conference with PLA’s top brass in Gutian, where Mao Zedong held a historic congress in 1929 that established the principle of the party being in control of the military.
The PLA DAily said that this article was an interpretation of Xi Jinping’s speech during the conference.
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