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| The Tibet Military Region Political Commissar at a recruitment site |
One PLA using Tibetans against India was published by Rediff.com and the second one about Tibetan Faces in the PLA described the presence of the Tibetans in the PLA.
According to The Tibet Daily, the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) Research Group had investigated the possibility of new recruitment of troops for the TAR.
I wrote for Rediff.com: “As nobody in India would like to have a deadly fight with Tibetan soldiers and officers, the issue needs to be closely followed”.
Now, The Global Times reports that the Ministry of National Defense of China has released a military recruitment video for 2020, showcasing the country's military capability and its armed forces, domestically developed weapons and aircraft: “it has already racked up millions of views on social media,” adds the tabloid which explains: “China's Army Day is marked on August 1 every year, the founding day of the People's Liberation Army. Ahead of the anniversary, authorities in several cities and provinces also released recruitment videos featuring local characteristics to motivate young people to join the army.”
Need of Soldiers and Officers
Apparently China is in dire need to find soldiers and officers; special policies have been set up for the recruitment: “According to the preferential policies for college student army recruitment, junior college students who join the army will be directly admitted to full-time university without taking an exam when they retire,” notes The Global Times. At the end of the article, for the first time, it gave figures for the TAR: “The recruitment drive ends on August 15. Though the total number of people who have registered so far across the country has not been published, authorities in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region revealed that 5,800 people in the region had already signed up.”
Whether the new recruits will join the PLA, the PAP or the militia is not clear.
Another Recruitment Camp
On July 8, the Tibet Military Region (TMD) announced that military colleges and universities, recruiting student soldiers, had just conducted a cultural examination in conjunction with the 2020 national university entrance examinations.
It was said that over 1,200 students from the TMD arrived at the examination site by car (sic).
After checking their body temperature, verifying their identity and signing, on the spot, the students drew lots to determine their examination room.
This year, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, recruiting examinations for military schools could only be done at examination sites set up by the PLA, a Chinese website added.
On July 8, the Tibet Military Region (TMD) announced that military colleges and universities, recruiting student soldiers, had just conducted a cultural examination in conjunction with the 2020 national university entrance examinations.
It was said that over 1,200 students from the TMD arrived at the examination site by car (sic).
After checking their body temperature, verifying their identity and signing, on the spot, the students drew lots to determine their examination room.
This year, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, recruiting examinations for military schools could only be done at examination sites set up by the PLA, a Chinese website added.
Since May, the TMD has been organizing examination centers for students in Lhasa "for centralized preparation of examinations and unified management and guidance."
The Chinese website explains that during the preparation period, "in addition to hiring famous teachers from local colleges and universities to teach these students, the TMD’s Military Training and Vocational Training Center also encouraged students to form support groups, in order to take advantage of their advantages and strengths and to improve the effectiveness of their learning together."
The head of the TMD’s Military Training and Vocational Training Center declared that the candidates for Tibet come from several places located at very different altitudes.
The Chinese website explains that during the preparation period, "in addition to hiring famous teachers from local colleges and universities to teach these students, the TMD’s Military Training and Vocational Training Center also encouraged students to form support groups, in order to take advantage of their advantages and strengths and to improve the effectiveness of their learning together."
The head of the TMD’s Military Training and Vocational Training Center declared that the candidates for Tibet come from several places located at very different altitudes.
Well, there are not so many low-altitude areas in Tibet!!
It is a rather strange remark.
The article however continues: "In view of this situation, the Center decided to bring together all the candidates in Lhasa two months in advance in order to create conditions and allow the candidates to quickly adapt to the Lhasa environment."
As I said earlier, it is a serious issue for India and for the Tibetans.
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