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“Debunking military tactics used on the battlefield of Ukraine. To do so, I will also do a historical comparison by looking into the Korean War and the Iran-Iraq War.”

Chinese military uses wide network of female spies November 09, 2011 By KENJI MINEMURA / Correspondent BEIJING--At 170 centimeters tall and with model-like looks, a former farming girl had no problems attracting attention at bars in Beijing. But she was only after a certain type of man, one who could provide secrets for use by the Chinese military. "I felt a sense of guilt for deceiving people," she said. The former spy now works as a company receptionist, but the Chinese military continues to rely on human spies for intelligence-gathering activities, despite the wide attention focused on its use of...

Chinese smugglers' new ploy - mass charge through checkpoint By Theresa Tan CHARGING through the border checkpoint at the Sha Tau Kok buffer zone en masse has become an adroit practice for hundreds of mainlanders smuggling goods a few times a day between China and Hong Kong. These daily smugglers usually do their swarming act in the hour when the strength of the Customs is at its lowest. According to Hong Kong's Oriental Daily News, that period is the shift-changing hour between 4pm and 5pm. Hundreds of mainlanders carrying contraband goods, ranging from foodstuffs, diapers to video tapes, would congregate...