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[Maikeru]

A US analysis of the military aspects of 15FYP:

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No details of programs and procurements, in fact mostly the turgid wordiness I've come to expect from PRC official documents, but some interesting conclusions:

If fully implemented, the defense-related aspects of the 15th Five-Year Plan could significantly grow the PLA’s combat capability, especially in military–civil fusion and joint operations and exceed prior observed growth.

 

[TOKYO DRIFT ABC]

A US analysis of the military aspects of 15FYP:

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No details of programs and procurements, in fact mostly the turgid wordiness I've come to expect from PRC official documents, but some interesting conclusions:

If fully implemented, the defense-related aspects of the 15th Five-Year Plan could significantly grow the PLA’s combat capability, especially in military–civil fusion and joint operations and exceed prior observed growth.

I’ve been hearing this kind of language over and over again for the past decade

 

[gk1713]

A US analysis of the military aspects of 15FYP:

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No details of programs and procurements, in fact mostly the turgid wordiness I've come to expect from PRC official documents, but some interesting conclusions:

If fully implemented, the defense-related aspects of the 15th Five-Year Plan could significantly grow the PLA’s combat capability, especially in military–civil fusion and joint operations and exceed prior observed growth.

If fully implemented, the weight‑loss plan could significantly enhance the individual’s physical fitness, especially in calorie‑control integration and joint exercise routines, and exceed prior observed reductions in body mass

This piece of canned academic rhetoric treats the decades‑old purpose of five‑year plans as if it were learned this morning

 

[magmunta]

The Beijing military city is being built fast.

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[00CuriousObserver]

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A military court sentenced former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu in first-instance rulings on May 7, 2026.

Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu received death sentences with a two-year reprieve, lifetime deprivation of political rights, confiscation of all personal property, and will face life imprisonment without sentence reduction or parole once their sentences are commuted.

 

[Some1Guy]

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A military court sentenced former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu in first-instance rulings on May 7, 2026.

Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu received death sentences with a two-year reprieve, lifetime deprivation of political rights, confiscation of all personal property, and will face life imprisonment without sentence reduction or parole once their sentences are commuted.

Damn, wonder what did they do to get that sentence

 

[shiftenter]

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A military court sentenced former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu in first-instance rulings on May 7, 2026.

Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu received death sentences with a two-year reprieve, lifetime deprivation of political rights, confiscation of all personal property, and will face life imprisonment without sentence reduction or parole once their sentences are commuted.

认定李尚福犯受贿罪、行贿罪
Li Shangfu was found guilty of accepting bribes and offering bribes.

The question is who was Li offering bribes to?

 

[Puss in Boots]

认定李尚福犯受贿罪、行贿罪
Li Shangfu was found guilty of accepting bribes and offering bribes.

The question is who was Li offering bribes to?

Promising subordinates benefits outside of established procedures is also a form of bribery.
Bribery is not only defined as transferring benefits to superiors.

 

[magmunta]

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A military court sentenced former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu in first-instance rulings on May 7, 2026.

Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu received death sentences with a two-year reprieve, lifetime deprivation of political rights, confiscation of all personal property, and will face life imprisonment without sentence reduction or parole once their sentences are commuted.

With low probability, espionage can't be ruled out because interest from foreign countries has drastically increased towards china recently.

 

[latenlazy]

With low probability, espionage can't be ruled out because interest from foreign countries has drastically increased towards china recently.

Buying your way into the CMC is pretty worthy of a commuted death sentence just on the basis of its harms to the integrity of military institutions alone.