Senior PLA officer’s view on DPRK’s second Nuclear Blast
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    • Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army has taken due consideration of the second nuclear test conducted by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s on May 25. Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, speaking at the three-day 8th Asia Security Summit 2009 ((Shangri- La Dialogue)) in Singapore organized by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, said that the test had further complicated the situation in the Korean Peninsula. He conveyed that his country understands the concerns of international country over the recent development. He said that China is opposed to nuclear proliferation and insisted that the Korean peninsula should move towards denuclearization. Besides, he called upon all the concerned parties to take proper measures to address the problem. However, he suggested them that they restrain themselves and remain cool-headed1. In the same meeting, Xiaotian urged for promotion of Asia-Pacific security cooperation. He expressed his view that peace and security in the region requires concerted efforts by all the concerned parties in the region. He described security situation in the Asia-Pacific region as generally peaceful and stable. He was of the view that mutual cooperation and development is the dominating trend of the security environment in the region. However, he cautioned that negative trends existing in the security situation of the region must not be ignored. In this summit, he magnified interrelation between traditional and non-traditional security issues2.

    Meanwhile, the PLA has reportedly recruited more than 20,000 civil servants. Out of these, 16.5 per cent hold master or doctor degrees. The recruitment of them has been welcomed as claiming that they have boosted morale of army and are significantly contributing to reforms in the army. According to the statistics released, about 41 per cent of these civil servants are college graduates with an average age of 30. Besides, more than 5,400 are members of the Communist Party of China3.

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