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33. Chen Long, “国防动员让汶川救灾更有力" (“National defense
mobilization imparted greater strength to Wenchuan disaster
relief operations”), 中国国防报 (China National Defense Daily),
May 29, 2008, p. 3. This praise for a provincial-level dual use wartime/emergency
management mobilization system may also be
part of the ongoing debate regarding the design of China’s emergency
response mobilization system—a debate in which many in
the PLA have been arguing strongly for instituting such a dualuse
system at the national level.
34. Wang Yongxiao, Hu Junhua and Li Hongxing, “完成多
样化任务需要多样化能力" (“Completion of diversified tasks requires
diversified capabilities”), 解放军报 (PLA Daily), June 11,
2009, p. 3.
35. Wang Mingliang, Yang Yujie, Xu Pang and Wang Suying,
“非战争军事行动观察报告" (“Observation report on military
operations other than war”), 中国空军 (China Air Force), July 1,
2008, pp. 60-64.
36. Gan Bo, “汶川救灾直升机优势独特" (“The unique advantages
of helicopters in the Wenchuan earthquake relief effort”),
大众科技报 (Popular Science and Technology Daily), June 12, 2008,
p. A01.
37. Sun Xianglin, Liu Zhongcheng and Li Jinchuan, pp. 11-13.
38. Quoted in Jake Hooker, “Quake Revealed Deficiencies of
China’s Military,” The New York Times, July 7, 2008, available from
www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/world/asia/02china.html.
39. Nirav Patel, “Chinese Disaster Relief Operations: Identifying
Critical Capability Gaps,” Joint Force Quarterly, Vol. 52, 2009,
pp. 111-117.
40. Wang Mingliang, Yang Yujie, Pang Xu, and Wang Suying,
pp. 60-64.
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