CMC to closely monitor performance of its officer corps; Top Chinese advisor calls for increasing cooperation between the mainland and Taiwan; Foreign Minister Yang calls for consolidation of ‘political trust’ among SCO member countries
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    • Reports noted that a document approved by the chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) stated that the working style, norms and conduct of the senior and middle ranking officers in the PLA will be supervised closely. This was to ensure greater accountability in the work of military officers at the corps level. If found guilty of violating military norms, officers will have to face strict punishment as well as disciplinary action. The document also states that a system of assessing commanding officers at the regimental level will be implemented1.

    On the issue of cross-straits relations, Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, has urged an expansion of cooperation between the mainland and Taiwan. In a statement, Jia also called for involving the public extensively while promoting cross-straits exchanges and cooperation across broad-based spheres. He was addressing the Cross-straits forum in the south-eastern coastal province city of Xiamen2.

    The Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) met in Moscow during the week to prepare the agenda of the forthcoming SCO summit scheduled for June in Yekaterinburg. Among issues discussed included the global financial crisis and its implications, efforts to crack down on terrorism, and deepening pragmatic cooperation among the member countries. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi called for consolidation of “political trust” among member states of the SCO3.

    Reports noted that the Chinese government will provide $1 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Pakistan to help the people displaced due to the ongoing fighting between the Taliban and government forces. Ma Zhaoxu, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that the Chinese offer was in response to the Pakistani government’s appeal for humanitarian aid4.

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