Diplomacy By Other Means

“Vietnam attempts a delicate strategic balancing act Near the point where Vietnam bulges deepest into the South China Sea lies Cam Ranh Bay, perhaps the finest natural deep water harbour in South-East Asia. France based a fleet there in colonial times. Russian ships made use of it in the Russo-Japanese war, Japanese ones during the second world war… Read More

The PLA Navy & Deployment-related Medical Conditions

Research Paper Title Descriptive epidemiology of deployment-related medical conditions and shipboard training-related injuries in a Chinese Navy population. Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the deployment-related medical conditions and shipboard tactical training-related injuries in a Chinese Navy population. The study was a retrospective study with the Chinese Navy. Methods The medical records of… Read More

A New Method of Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Research Paper Title A new method of screening for latent tuberculosis infection: Results from army recruits in Beijing in 2014. Background Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) lacks diagnostic gold method. Effective method is important to the control of tuberculosis. Methods IFN-γ responses in 600 military recruits were tested by ELISA using whole blood incubation with latent… Read More

A ‘Hard Day’ at Work!

If you have just completed a really difficult business project with tight deadlines or have just completed a CrossFit session and now think highly of yourself, then spare a thought for the military students (both domestic and international) who undergo months of training at the Venezuelan National Guard Military School (Grupo de Acciones de Comando). China… Read More