Military Chief Backs Armed Services Cuts
From Times Wire Reports
China’s top military man gave his formal approval to a plan by Communist Party chief Jiang Zemin to slash the armed forces by 500,000. Liu Huaqing, senior vice chairman of the party’s Central Military Commission and a member of the all-powerful Politburo standing committee, voiced his support at the 15th National Party Congress. Liu has long been opposed to such huge cuts.
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