[HN Gopher] Bill proposes for all Chinese high schoolers to rece...
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       Bill proposes for all Chinese high schoolers to receive military
       training
        
       Author : OgsyedIE
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2024-05-12 21:15 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (asia.nikkei.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (asia.nikkei.com)
        
       | bitsinthesky wrote:
       | I'm sure this has no meaning given other similar changes taking
       | place in China, and does not need to be viewed in a wider context
       | of militarization, because it will have no impact on the
       | unfolding of our collective futures.
        
         | more_corn wrote:
         | It's ok to say it out loud. China is preparing for war.
        
       | makeitdouble wrote:
       | To note, military training also gives the government more control
       | over the younger generation, albeit at a cost (which can also be
       | beneficial to the army, in term of budget increase, and count as
       | GDP as money flows around).
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       | Aside from actually going to war, there can be many benefits for
       | a government like China.
        
       | mensetmanusman wrote:
       | They also recently completed the largest field hospitals and
       | military/civilian bunkers across from the strait.
        
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