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Chinese military to recruit twice a year since 2021
 [AlAhram] The recruits will be mainly selected from college students, especially those majoring in science and engineering, Wu said.Why bother? Thanks to President Trump, the entire world knows to look carefully at Chinese scientists, engineers, and academics in their midst; they’re likely stealing far more on orders of the Communist Chinese than they donating to the local effort, whatever it might be. China's military will shift its conscription from once a year to twice a year, starting from 2021, a military spokesperson said at a presser Thursday.Approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission, recruitment for the first half of the year will run from Feb. 20 to March 31, and the recruitment for the second half will run from Aug. 15 to Sep. 30, said Wu Qian, the spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense. The recruits will be mainly selected from college students, especially those majoring in science and engineering, Wu said. China planned to start recruiting twice a year for the armed forces from 2020, however, the recruitment in the first half of last year was postponed according to the country's COVID-19 prevention measures and was combined with that of the second half. Related: Wu Qian: 2019-07-25 China warns of war in case of move toward Taiwan independence Wu Qian: 2018-04-27 China Sent Bombers around Taiwan in New Show of Force Thursday Wu Qian: 2016-08-27 Chinese military will train Syrian troops: Govt Posted by: trailing wife 2021-01-29 |
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