The combat readiness of the PLA has been under growing scrutiny. Photo: Eng.chinamil.com.cn

China’s military needs checks on power to stamp out corruption, top adviser says

Accountability central to realising ambitions to be a modern fighting force, professor says

Topic | China military reform

Minnie Chan

Published: 10:02pm, 22 Feb, 2019

Updated: 3:53am, 23 Feb, 2019

The combat readiness of the PLA has been under growing scrutiny. Photo: Eng.chinamil.com.cn

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Minnie Chan

Minnie Chan is an award-winning journalist, specialising in reporting on defence and diplomacy in China. Her coverage of the US EP-3 spy plane crash with a PLA J-8 in 2001 near the South China Sea opened her door to the military world. Since then, she has had several scoops relating to China's military development. She has been at the Post since 2005 and has a master's in international public affairs from The University of Hong Kong.