A Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldier walks through the rostrum after a meeting during the 12th National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2014. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images‘It’s not just the uniformed officers who don’t cooperate. Civilian administrators are also staying silent,’ a source inside China said.A Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldier walks through the rostrum after a meeting during the 12th National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2014. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty ImagesInsiders: Passive Resistance Spreading Beyond Military in China‘It’s not just the uniformed officers who don’t cooperate. Civilian administrators are also staying silent,’ a source inside China said.|February 07, 2026Updated:February 07, 2026News AnalysisInsiders with knowledge of the Chinese communist regime’s internal discussions say passive noncompliance has begun to spread from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) into the civilian administrative system, complicating Beijing’s ability to enforce key directives issued by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.AD
Insiders: Passive Resistance Spreading Beyond Military in China
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