The Chinese military has ceased most of its commercial activities, and is on target to end all such activities by the end of the year, according to Xinhua News Agency.By the end of last month, 100,000 out of 106,000 commercial programs undertaken by the People's Liberation Army had ended, marking an achievement in the PLA's decommercialization efforts, Xinhua reported on Wednesday.The report quoted a PLA department in charge of the work as saying that the Central Military Commission pays great attention to the decommercialization efforts, adding that 26 central government departments and nine commission agencies have been working together to push forward the objective.Plans for the remaining commercial activities, which are sophisticated or sensitive, are being made in accordance with related policies, while issues pertaining to legal affairs, employees, assets and debts have been properly handled according to agreed-upon schedules, the department added.It noted that inspectors will be sent to PLA units to examine whether commercial activities have ceased and whether employees have been adequately compensated. Members of the PLA or the public are also welcome to report concerns via a hotline or email, according to the report.The Chinese military started running its own businesses in the mid-1980s to offset a sharp decrease in the defense budget ordered by then-leader Deng Xiaoping.In 1992, the Central Military Commission officially approved commercial activities by the PLA and the People's Armed Police Force.In February 2016, the commission ordered the PLA and the Armed Police Force to eradicate all commercial activities within three years.Last month, the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, State Council and Central Military Commission jointly published the Guidelines on the Complete Halt of the Military's Commercial Activities, requesting that units of the PLA and the Armed People Force cease all commercial activities by year-end.The document also stipulates that all property, land and reception facilities owned by the military that have been used for commercial purposes will be directly administered and allocated by the Central Military Commission. how to make silicone braceletspersonalised silicone wristbands202mm to inchescustom silicone bandsadjustable wristbands
China's national saluting artillery unit. [Photo/81.cn] It takes officers from China's Snow Leopard Commando Unit 0.6 seconds to take out their guns, load them, and then shoot. Three seconds is the time it takes three officers from China's saluting artillery unit finish a gun salute. It takes a national flag raiser 15 seconds to complete a set of flag-raising movements. A national motorcycle escort member should ride at 120 km/h during a mission on expressways. These photos show China's four special national armed police units. The four units include the national saluting artillery unit, the national flag escort, the Snow Leopard Commando Unit, and the national motorcycle escort. The national saluting artillery unit must fire their guns in sync with a national anthem. When a national anthem ends, the guns have to stop firing. Since different countries' national anthems have different time lengths, officers have to calculate the exact time intervals when they receive a mission. A national flag escort lives in barracks to the east of Wumen Gate at the Palace Museum. The officers have to march out from Tiananmen Tower twice a day to finish their mission of raising and lowering the national flag. The Snow Leopard Commando Unit only accepts applicants who have served in the armed police for one or two years. The officers have to undergo a series of interviews and physical and psychological tests. When someone is selected, they still have to undergo an arduous period of physical training, special driving lessons, and weapons training. The most challenging training for national motorcycle escort officers is to push the motorcycles. A motorcycle weighs 265 kilograms. Pushing motorcycles and running five kilometers is a daily training routine for the officers. When carrying out a mission, the motorcycle officers have to meet strict speed requirements. The speed should reach 110 km/h on expressways, 70 km/h in the city, and 40-60 km/h when turning. During a military parade, the speed should be kept at 10 km/h.
