{"id":62946,"date":"2022-11-02T20:45:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T20:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/11\/02\/us-china-report-recommends-backchannel-diplomacy-with-chinese-military\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:45:00","slug":"us-china-report-recommends-backchannel-diplomacy-with-chinese-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2022\/11\/02\/us-china-report-recommends-backchannel-diplomacy-with-chinese-military\/","title":{"rendered":"US-China report recommends backchannel diplomacy with Chinese military"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Correction: A previous version of this article misrepresented background information on the report. The report was commissioned by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, but it does not reflect the commission\u2019s official recommendations to Congress. The commission\u2019s recommendations will be released later in November 2022 in its annual report.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A report commissioned by the congressionally mandated U.S.-China commission suggests Congress fund backchannel military diplomacy with Beijing, citing growing gaps in Washington\u2019s knowledge of personnel matters and reform efforts in relation to the People\u2019s Liberation Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A report on PLA personnel from BluePath Labs, requested by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, advocates for nongovernmental and quasi-governmental dialogues with the Chinese military. The U.S.-China commission is due to issue its full set of recommendations to Congress on Nov. 15 in its annual report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile the current state of U.S.-China bilateral relations is not conducive to exchanges in this area, Congress should work with the Department of Defense to reestablish Track 1.5 and 2.0 military dialogues with China if conditions support,\u201d the report states. \u201cGiven the increasingly closed nature of China\u2019s information sphere, properly planned and managed interactions could be enormously helpful in better understanding the inner workings of the PLA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Track 2 diplomatic dialogues between two countries are usually comprised of nongovernment representatives from academia and think tanks. In a Track 1.5 dialogue, each delegation consists of a mix of government representatives acting in an unofficial capacity alongside outside participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChina and the United States previously had multiple forums for exchanging military-related information,\u201d the report reads. \u201cHowever, almost all of these have disappeared in recent years, likely in part due to worsening bilateral relations and the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the United States has lost access to valuable information concerning the PLA, including educational and promotion pathways, how unit leaders are chosen and the success of reform initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PLA began slow-walking senior military leaders\u2019 exchanges between the two countries prior to the pandemic. China also suspended multiple military dialogues with the United States following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/08\/25\/chinas-neighbors-are-buying-us-weapons-washington-isnt-delivering\/\" target=\"_blank\">visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to Taiwan<\/a> in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the pandemic, China also began to crack down on backchannel exchanges. Professor Wang Jisi of Peking University visited Scott Kennedy, a China analyst at Washington\u2019s Center for Strategic and International Studies, in February \u2014 the first apparent Track 2 event between the two countries in more than two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also suggests Congress fund an organization that can facilitate the purchase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2021\/03\/23\/china-cracks-down-on-online-military-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\">PLA open-source publications<\/a>, which China provided for free until 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the keys to understanding the PLA and its personnel is having access to PLA primary sources, including newspapers, journals, books, and websites,\u201d the report states. \u201cAlthough some organizations have limited access to at least some, but not all, of those publications, the cost has increased appreciably and each organization must pay for them individually.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the decreased visibility into the PLA in recent years, the 63-page report details the Chinese military\u2019s efforts at personnel modernization, including recruitment and training reform for noncommissioned officers and enlisted personnel as well as its anti-corruption campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile progress has been uneven, the sum of these initiatives is likely to produce a PLA that is more educated, professionalized and technically proficient in the coming years,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chinese military in 2021 switched from one to two conscription cycles per year to boost combat readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nonetheless, the report also mentions that \u201cmany commanders are still judged as incapable of properly assessing situations, making operational decisions, deploying forces or leading forces in a modern, joint, informationized war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PLA \u201chas made significant changes to its non-commissioned officer (NCO) corps, gradually empowering it to take on greater responsibilities,\u201d according to the report. It has also \u201cbegun new partnerships with civilian academic institutions to provide education to NCOs, as well as directly recruiting civilians with in-demand technical skills as NCOs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report notes that \u201cefforts to recruit a more educated enlisted force overall appear to be succeeding, even if they have not always met the PLA\u2019s high recruitment targets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the PLA has recruited students to study \u201caerospace, radar, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missile technology, and maritime science,\u201d it does not efficiently use them after their recruitment, the report adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Chinese Communist Party has declared victory on President Xi Jinping\u2019s war against corruption in the ranks. But the report states that it\u2019s \u201cunclear if this has actually changed the culture of pervasive corruption in the PLA,\u201d which has historically included bribery for promotions and graft in the defense procurement process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also recommends Congress fund a follow-up report specifically devoted to the \u201cannual training cycle for each service, force, and branch\u201d of the Chinese military as well as a conference on PLA force structure and reorganization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report\u2019s release coincides with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/09\/30\/senators-propose-china-grand-strategy-commission-to-guide-us-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">a bipartisan push to create a China Grand Strategy Commission via an amendment to the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act<\/a>, which the Senate is expected to vote on later this 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