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(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order “to protect Texans from the coordinated harassment and coercion by the People's Republic of China (PRC) or the Chinese ...
(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott issued a second executive order in one week to protect Texans from threats posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party ...
According to Jamestown Foundation, the Chinese military has indistinct definitions of the terms regarding conscription. [1] For example, the term "conscripts" (Chinese: 义务兵; pinyin: Yìwùbīng; lit. 'obligated soldier') refers to all enlisted military personnel regardless of their status as recruited, conscripted, or voluntarily joined.
The sponsor of the new Texas bill, Kolkhorst, cited "the purchase in 2021 of over 130,000 acres in South Texas by a Chinese-controlled firm" and its proximity to an Air Force base as among the ...
Since the late 1970s, the Chinese conscription laws mandate a hybrid system that combines conscripts and volunteers. [41] [42] [43] The Chinese system operates through a process of draft registration or levy system with recruitment quotas. [44] [45] [46] De jure, military service with the PLA is obligatory for all Chinese citizens. In practice ...
As a state of America from 1845–present, the Texas Military is legally empowered by Title 32 of the United States Code and Article 4, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Texas to "execute the laws of the state, to suppress insurrections, and to repel invasions". [5]
A controversial Texas Senate bill will change its proposed policy to remove a stipulation that would ban all Chinese citizens from buying homes in the state, according to its author.
Proposition 3, the Prohibition on Limiting Religious Services or Organizations Amendment, amended the state constitution to "prohibit the state or any political subdivision from enacting a law, rule, order, or proclamation that limits religious services or organizations". [5] The measure passed. [2]