On February 10, 2020, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Central Military Commission issued new, much stricter regulations on the relationship between the PLA command and the local civil government.
Three departments of the Central Military Commission, including the Political Work Department, the Logistics Support Department, and the Discipline Inspection Commission, jointly issued the “Notice on Strict Regulations on Military-Civil Government Interactions” (“Notice”). The “Notice” listed thirteen “strictly forbidden” items, including:
- It is strictly forbidden for PLA units to accept visits and donations from local civil units, enterprises, and individuals, in the form of money, marketable securities, and other payment vouchers;
- It is strictly forbidden for PLA units to accept visits and donations from local civil units and individuals that may affect the execution of PLA official duties;
- It is strictly forbidden for PLA units to request visits from local civil governments and set standards for their visits or ask them for money or supplies in the name of military-civilian joint construction, job needs, and serving the military officers and soldiers.
- It is strictly forbidden for PLA units to accept cars that the local civil unit or individuals donate;
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There have been commentaries that the PLA did this to prevent the military units and local governments from forming alliances. There have been reports that some local governments defied Beijing’s direction on the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic.
本报讯 经中央军委批准，中央军委政治工作部、中央军委后勤保障部、中央军委纪律检查委员会联合印发了《关于严格军地交往有关纪律规定的通知》（以下简称《通知》）
《通知》依据党和军队相关法规，明确了军地交往“13个严禁”纪律规定。主要是：严禁接受地方单位、企业和个人以钱款、有价证券及其他支付凭证等方式开展的慰问、捐赠；严禁接受可能影响公正执行公务的地方单位和人员的慰问、捐赠；严禁向地方单位提走访要求、定慰问标准，以军民共建、工作需要、服务官兵等名义要钱要物；严禁擅自接受地方单位和个人赠送的车辆；严禁侵占、私分礼品、慰问品；严禁违规向地方单位和人员赠送武器模型、徽章等礼品、慰问品；严禁在举办庆祝会、表彰会、座谈会、研讨会以及各类论坛等会议活动中，向参加会议的地方人员赠送纪念品；严禁在军地交往活动中安排或接受宴请，一律按工作餐标准用餐；严禁违规为地方领导和人员提供住房、车辆、公勤等服务保障；严禁以军队单位名义和军人身份为企业拉项目、搞宣传、做代言；严禁将部队营区设施、内部场馆、招接待和疗养场所等资源用于地方非公务活动；严禁利用军地协作关系中职务影响和人脉资源等为个人办私事、谋私利；严禁在地方单位兼职的党员领导干部领取除国家、军队明确规定外的薪酬、奖金、津贴等。
Source: Xinhua, February 20, 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com/mil/2020-02/10/c_1210468961.htm