新疆兵团军坚博物缩 uTourists admire an old car at the XPCC Army Reclamation Museum in Shihezi, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region
Tourists admire an old car at the XPCC Army Reclamation Museum in Shihezi, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region
XPCC Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Where?What?Its role? Its new role?
XPCC Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Where? What? Its role? Its new role?
u Founded in 1954,the corps took on the mission of guarding border areas.Now,it has 176 regiments in 14 divisions scattered throughout Xinjiang's 14 prefectures and cities. uIt is a special social organization that handles its own administrative and judicial affairs Members even grow much of their own food on farms they manage. In pursuit of its initial mission to provide border security,regiments of the corps settled in the most remote and wild places of the country,Cheng said
Founded in 1954, the corps took on the mission of guarding border areas. Now, it has 176 regiments in 14 divisions scattered throughout Xinjiang's 14 prefectures and cities. It is a special social organization that handles its own administrative and judicial affairs . Members even grow much of their own food on farms they manage. In pursuit of its initial mission to provide border security, regiments of the corps settled in the most remote and wild places of the country, Cheng said
Combining the functions of production, administration and defense,the corps has made indelible contributions to the development of Xinjiang by promoting unity among ethnic groups,maintaining social stability and strengthening the national border defense. The corps,while charged with guarding a 2,019-kilometer-long border segment,is not a formal military organization but is usually regarded as a semi-military force,usually working as farmers but able to fight as soldiers if needed,Cheng said
Combining the functions of production, administration and defense, the corps has made indelible contributions to the development of Xinjiang by promoting unity among ethnic groups, maintaining social stability and strengthening the national border defense. The corps, while charged with guarding a 2,019-kilometer-long border segment, is not a formal military organization but is usually regarded as a semi-military force, usually working as farmers but able to fight as soldiers if needed, Cheng said
Corps shifts role from border defense Updated:2014-10-0807:41 http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2014-10/08/content 18706254.htm The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps is altering its focus from frontier defense to maintaining social stability as China builds good relations with its neighbors to the west,according to Cheng Jiazhu,deputy commander of the corps, which is marking its 60th anniversary
Corps shifts role from border defense Updated: 2014-10-08 07:41 http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2014-10/08/content_18706254.htm The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps is altering its focus from frontier defense to maintaining social stability as China builds good relations with its neighbors to the west, according to Cheng Jiazhu, deputy commander of the corps, which is marking its 60th anniversary