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Chinese Geeks Get a Raise
March 13,
2008: Responding to international criticism of its rapidly growing defense
budget, China announced that much of the most recent increase would go to
giving its military personnel a raise. This is good news for the troops, and
recognition that there is a growing labor shortage in China. There is still
high unemployment in China, but among
the trained and talented part of the labor force, there is a shortage. As the
military acquires more modern equipment and weapons, they need more capable
people to maintain the stuff. This is proving very difficult, what with the
rapid growth of high-tech industries in China. Military pay scales aren't
competitive, and the government has to address that, or see their huge
investment in high tech weapons quickly waste away for want of proper care.
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