November 14, 2007

Hu offered Gates no help on Iran, hammered U.S. on Taiwan

Chinese President Hu Jintao told visiting Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates last week that Beijing opposes resolving Iran’s nuclear program through the use of military force and was noncommittal about whether China would agree to tougher economic and non-military pressure on Teheran. Asked about his conversations with Hu and the prospect of sanctions on Iran, Gates said the “flow of the conversation was such that we really spent all of our time on the military relationship and on Taiwan.”     (FULL STORY)

Beijing cool on 'hotline': Wouldn't be used for such hot topics as Taiwan
An honor guard marches in Beijing on Nov. 5.   Reuters/Jason Lee

Medical examination for the People's Liberation Army Air Force in Sichuan province on Nov. 7.   Reuters

Yuan does the talking as PLA fever sweeps China's college campuses

A join-the-army fervor is sweeping college-age Chinese, including students in elite institutions such as Tsinghua and Peking universities. Apart from the Chinese Communist Party’s largely successful propaganda campaign about the glorious, larger-than-life missions and exploits of the People’s Liberation Army, most youngsters are lured by the growing salaries and perks, particularly the fact that a two-year military stint will make it much easier for them to find suitable civilian jobs later.
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