Pekingology

How Loyal is the PLA?

Aug 10, 2023

34:14

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Role of Ideology in Building the Communist Party

2min

The Role of the Military in Foreign Policy in China

2min

How to Quantify Insubordination in the People's Liberation Army

3min

The Insubordination of Young Soldiers in the Military

2min

The Paradox of Xi Jinping's China

3min

The Reorganization of the Communist Party

3min

The Implications of the PLA Refusal to Serve

4min

The Importance of the Mission Matters

2min

10.

The Costs of Coupproofing in China

3min

11.

The Role of Political Commissars in the PLA

4min

12.

The Role of Cooperation Between Civil and Military Authorities in China

4min

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair in China Studies Jude Blanchette is joined by Eric Hundman, senior research analyst at BluePath Labs, to discuss his article “Fearing Hardships and Fatigue? Refusals to Serve in China’s Military, 2009-2018,” which was recently published in the Journal of Contemporary China.

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