Comments by "Winston Smith" (@kryts27) on "98 Chinese generals were punished within 8 years due to corruption | PLA generals" video.

  1. This is very interesting, and I suspected it, but I did not quite anticipate the depth of corruption in the PLA. In any large organization, there is always individuals who seek (financial) advantage for themselves, in which the (outwardly) upright or professional nature of the institution is a cloak for their greed and base instincts. For example, for the corrupt rank promotion is mearly a means to gain a higher salary and perks; not an echelon of professionalism to advance one's competitive capabilities and war making skills. This may be the case for a few corrupt individuals, for example, in the US armed forces, but they are in the minority in a competitive professional system with a legal framework of behaviour, will ultimately sideline, call them out or eject them. This seems to be the mirror opposite in the PLA. The upright officers who are professionally interested in martial skills are sidelined whereas the corrupt and base (unprofessional) officers are promoted into arenas of great responsibility, which they use to their own personal enrichment, not to advance leadership, tactical and strategic skills and an esprit de corps. Hence, the PLA is weakened in defence and offence by these long standing issues, and is likely not to fight effectively and efficiently if it came to an actual war.
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