“The PLA is the most important institution in current current day China” Discuss. After the passing of Deng Xiao Ping, the standing of PLA has no doubt diminished because the post-Deng eaders, !ho uni"e their predecessors, do not ha#e any miitary credentias and they ha#e to professionai$e the army to maintain the stabiity of the regime. %hie the PLA is sti #ery important because it is the musce of the go#ernment, it !i ne#er be the most important institution as ong as it is subordinated to CCP. Therefore, this essay see"s to argue that PLA is not the most important institution in current day China because the ci#iian credentias of the eaders mandate that PLA !i a!ays be constricted by institutiona and ega constraints to "eep it under the contro of the party. &#en though the PLA commanders possess seats in the 'ationa Congress, it is to gain the oyaty of the miitary commanders at best, to"enistic at !orst. At the end of the day, po!er sti ies in the hands of the top-notched poitica cadres. The PLA is an important poitica institution as gaining the support of !hich !hich is crucia crucia to the stabi stabiit ity y of succes successi# si#e e CCP CCP eader eadershi ship p and the egitimacy of its poicies. &#en though (ua)uo*eng !as the hand-pic"ed succes successor sor of +ao, +ao, becaus because e he did not ha#e ha#e miit miitary ary crede credenti ntias as uni" uni"e e Deng Xiao Ping, Deng Xiao Ping !as abe to triumph o#er (ua)uo*eng and come into po!er !ith the support of PLA. The fact that iang e +ing cang on to the position as the chairman of the C+C e#en after he stepped do!n highights the importance of the PLA. %hene#er a ne! eader comes into into po!er, po!er, they they !i !i a!ays a!ays reshu reshue e the go#er go#ernm nment ent to incud incude e PLA commander that are oya to them to gain egitimacy in their poicies. As PLA is the body that impements the poicies of the go#ernment, securing its its suppo upporrt is thus hus cruc crucia ia. . The The fact act that hat egi egiti tim macy acy of poi poici cies es is deter determi mined ned by the support support of PLA itsef sho!s sho!s the importan importance ce of the institution. PLA/s roe PLA/s oe at su supp ppor orti ting ng Chin China/ a/s s high high econ econom omic ic gro! gro!th th thro throug ugh h its its mainte maintenan nance ce of inter interna na and e0ter e0terna na securi security ty is poiti poitica cay y sig signi1 ni1can cant. t. Chin China a is a #ery #ery big big and and di#e di#ers rse e coun countr try y !ith !ith 23 mino minori rity ty grou groups ps,, 45 pro#inces and a ot other to!ns. )o#erning it is not easy and prosperity cannot be achie#ed if the society is unstabe as in#estors !oud not come. PAP, a branch of PLA, is thus #ery signi1cant in supporting China/s high economic gro!th by ensuring interna security and socia stabiity. China shar sh ares es bor border !ith !ith 67 coun countr trie ies, s, most most of !hic !hich h are are not not on frie friend ndy y reationship !ith China due to con8ict-stri"en past. Therefore, PLA is #ery impo import rtan antt in su supp ppor ortin ting g Chin China/ a/s s high high econ econom omic ic gro! gro!th th by ensu ensuri ring ng e0te e0tern rna a secu securi rity ty and and defe defens nse e of the the coun countr trya yand nd by dete deterrring ring othe otherr countries from attac"ing it because !ar !oud most certainy destabii$e the economy and hinder gro!th. This is e#en more signi1cant !hen put into into pers perspe pect cti# i#e e that that CCP/ CCP/s s poi poiti tica ca egi egiti tima macy cy is base based d on the the high high gro!th rate they bring in and !ithout, the !hoe country !i set into chaos.
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+ean +ean!h !hi ie, e, the the PL PLA A ser# ser#es es the the nati nation ona ais isti tic c agen agenda da of the the CCP, CCP, a poiticay important roe, through its defense of China/s territoria integrity and pro9ection of Chinese aspiration to be a goba po!er. The reason !hy Tai!an Tai!an has not decared independence is because of the e#er-present e#er-present threat of an in#asion by PLA. %hene#er, there are uprisings in any of the tumutuous regions i"e Tibet or Xin9iang, there !i a!ays be PLA troops around, prepared prepared to inter#ene in a situation the rebeion gets out of hand. The PLA is aso signi1cant for China to caim and or isand in the region near it because its #ery presence pressuri$es other countries, especiay the smaer ones to gi#e in to China. The fact that PLA is the argest army in the !ord had a!ays been something the Chinese can be proud of. 'o! that it is undergoing the process of moderni$ation moderni$ation and graduay becoming more ad#anced, it is e#en more signi1cant in stirring up nationa pride and aspiration that China is to become a superpo!er. (o!e (o!e#e #er, r, PL PLA/ A/s s impo import rtan ance ce as a poi poiti tica ca inst instit itut utio ion n is imi imite ted d by its its subo su borrdina dinattion ion to CCP CCP. :nde :nderr CCP, CCP, PL PLA A is 9ust 9ust a too oo to ser# er#e the de#eopment needs of the country, other than the con#entiona roe of a army !hich is to secure defense. After the deceased of Deng Xiao Ping, this is made !orse because both iang and (u !ere not con1dent of mobi mobii$in i$ing g such such a massi massi#e #e poiti poitica cay y-mo -moti# ti#ate ated d army army for poiti poitica ca and socia purposes, because they ac"ed the credentias of a miitary o;cia. As such, they had reformed the position of the party to undercut PLA/s poitica in8uence. They estabished the PAP to ta"eo#er PLA at managing ci#i strife. They increased the miitary budget so that PLA has ess e0cuse to engage in business. %ith the promotion of ci#i go#ernment, there is no need for PLA to represent nationaism anymore. anymore. The image of a competent ci#i go#ernment reduces reduces need for PLA to inter#ene in poitics. C. P>C. Ther Therefore efore,, CCP o;cias are abe to use state ideoogy to manipuate the miitary o;cias into doing their biddings. %ith 9ust the state ideoogy forming the basis of their poicies in name, CCP is abe to ma"e the PLA do #irtuay anything. As such, !ith PLA being under the rue of the ideoogy and CCP e?ecti#ey abo#e it, PLA cannot be the most important institution in China because CCP is controing it. The PLA coud not be the most in8uentia or the most important poitica institution as its de#eopment path is dictated by the interest of the ci#i state. )ro!ing Chinese economy not ony means greater !eath but it aso means that China needs more natura resources to fue its industries. This
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a arger budget because CCP !ants to cut do!n on corruption to create the image of a ci#i go#ernment to secure their poitica egitimacy. The #ery fact that PLA/s de#eopment path is dictated by the CCP based on its se1sh consideration is enough to sho! that it is not the most important institution in China.
“The Peope Liberation Army is the most important institution in current day China.” Discuss. This statement presupposes presupposes that the PLA is the most important of the 4 ma9or poitica institutions in China, namey itsef, the CCP and the Chinese state.
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!hic !hich h inst insti ie ed d nati nation ona a prid pride e in the the hear hearts ts of many many Chin Chines ese, e, !as !as an endea#or of the PLA. +ean +ean!h !hi ie, e, PLA pay payed ed an impo import rtan antt roe roe at su sust stai aini ning ng Chin China/ a/s s high high economic gro!th, a ci#i prerogati#e, through its maintenance of interna stabiity.
