Could non-chinese join PLA?
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kw64, thank you very much! Your information has been most usefull this far.
Well there are plenty of foreign nationals in the U.S. military and French Military, so I guess it's not completely unusual wanting to join some other nation's military.
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It's actually surprisingly easy to apply for Chinese citizenship. The only prerequisite requirement is that you have to be a legal residence living in China. There are no language or minimum years of stay requirements. Due to the economic boom, in recent years there's a spike in number of foreign nationals applying for Chinese citizenship (mostly from Africa and South/Southeastern Asia), and the Chinese government generally maintains a relatively open policy towards Citizenship Applicants so far (unless there's politically sensitive issue involved). The only one thing is that the Chinese government does not recognize duo-citizenship, so you have to give up your previous citizenship once you got the Chinese citizenship.
lcloo
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Joinging PLA is a family honour in China nowadays. There is a saying in China that you get paid joining army in foreign countries but you have to pay to joing the PLA.
Honor is something all face loving Chinese treasured. Also they get trained in PLA for various skill like driving, engine repairs etc. Other benifits like vocational traning and job placement after discharge, pirority in getting railway tickets, special rates hotels for servicemen all over China.
People in poor villages are living in extreme hard conditions, and joining PLA and getting trained is a dream to many.
Joinging PLA is a family honour in China nowadays. There is a saying in China that you get paid joining army in foreign countries but you have to pay to joing the PLA.
Honor is something all face loving Chinese treasured. Also they get trained in PLA for various skill like driving, engine repairs etc. Other benifits like vocational traning and job placement after discharge, pirority in getting railway tickets, special rates hotels for servicemen all over China.
People in poor villages are living in extreme hard conditions, and joining PLA and getting trained is a dream to many.
Weel, I did already know that cost of getting Chinas citizenship is to give up old citizenship. But, still, it would be the cost of joining the PLA. Yes, I´m seriously thinking about joining the Chinas army.
LostWraith
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Joining the PLA has many social benefits when you retire as a veteran, and you can learn many skills that may be helpful in finding a job in an urban center later on. You get a decent salary and is free from housing and living expenses.
Another bonus is that since China is at peace and is in no hurry to fight wars everywhere, you don't really have a chance of getting killed (accidents aside but those are present in civi life as well). This makes the army a safe job and a good one.
You do realized that as a foreigner, china doesn't give out its citizenship easily. It's not like Canada where you will get one if you stay for x number of years. Last time I heard from the news was that China only grants citizenship to distinguished individuals who made an impact for a better China.
My first post after lurking here for years:
Wrong, a good man becomes a soldier!
As far I could remember this is a quote from Kongfuzi and therefore
absolutely wrong. For confucianism to be right, the followers of
Kongfuzi must win wars. But how could an anti-military people win?
How could a people with low regard for the most noble profession of
arms conquer?
I understand that Chinese citizenship is hard to get. If they ask reason, I say that I want to join PLA, and you know, fresh meat for the grindery?
LostWraith
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No the original quote is right. Good men don't become soldiers is a confucian saying. Confucianism places soldiers at the lowest of all professions.
China conquered because of its advances in technology, level of proto-industrialization, and military art in command, not because of a militarized society. Militarism isn't usually a deciding factor in who conquers and who fails.
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