Timeline for What are the benefits of not using private military companies (PMCs) as China did?
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| Jun 29, 2023 at 13:41 | comment | added | blobbymcblobby | @j4nd3r53n those sorts of guards that you mention were around before the 2009/2010 change in PRC laws and were much like the average security guards in some other countries, ie. glorified doormen with no lawful ability beyond a normal civilian, and probably without any other skill either, and often low-skilled/bordering-elderly The modern psc recruits ex PLA with martial arts skills and use non lethal weaponry (ie. Cold shock & batons), which i doubt you would have seen the average guard in your complex brandishing | |
| Jun 29, 2023 at 13:36 | comment | added | blobbymcblobby | @j4nd3r53n not surprising given that the PRC has very restrictive gun laws and does not approve of firearms in civilian hands, into which psc falls. There is a proviso for armed escort psc but theres almost none in that bracket due to same firearm laws, and those that did, touted them as overseas psc. | |
| Jun 29, 2023 at 10:21 | comment | added | j4nd3r53n | About private security companies in China, my impression from living there and owning a flat in Beijing, is that they are mostly unarmed, but uniformed guards who sit at the entrances to gated communities (which most communities seem to be), opening and closing the barrier for cars going in and out. I don't think they get involved in tackling criminals or defending property against intruders. | |
| Jun 29, 2023 at 1:04 | answer | added | blobbymcblobby | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jun 29, 2023 at 0:51 | answer | added | Bug Catcher Nakata | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jun 29, 2023 at 0:22 | comment | added | blobbymcblobby | Broadly speaking, china doesnt need pmcs, historically pmcs were an eventual threat, and chinese pscs are glorified security guards. Apparently chinese pscs are pmcs in all but name and scope, and are kept on a leash in focusing on chinese-state led roles, and not state military ones. | |
| Jun 28, 2023 at 19:41 | answer | added | FluidCode | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jun 28, 2023 at 19:21 | comment | added | Therac | PMC like Wagner and even Blackwater normally cost the government more than equivalent regular troops. It's specifically about recruiting people who just want to fight, not serve. | |
| Jun 28, 2023 at 13:52 | comment | added | xLeitix | How is that even a question given current events in Russia? If you are a dictator, armed forces that are not answering directly to you are a liability. China realised this. (Putin probably also realised this, but given the reportedly disastrous financial state of Russia he presumably didn't have much of a choice) | |
| Jun 28, 2023 at 13:10 | history | edited | Ian Kemp | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 28, 2023 at 11:01 | answer | added | haxor789 | timeline score: 9 | |
| Jun 28, 2023 at 6:52 | comment | added | gerrit | Note that mercenaries are illegal in Russia. | |
| Jun 28, 2023 at 4:44 | answer | added | Italian Philosopher | timeline score: 18 | |
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| Jun 27, 2023 at 21:24 | history | edited | Rick Smith |
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| Jun 27, 2023 at 20:50 | history | edited | Joe W | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 27, 2023 at 20:48 | answer | added | ohwilleke♦ | timeline score: 45 | |
| Jun 27, 2023 at 19:59 | history | edited | user28660 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 27, 2023 at 19:47 | comment | added | Italian Philosopher | Can you clarify the difference between PSC and PMC? If a PMC means possessing heavy armament (artillery, tank, helicopters, planes), then Wagner matches, but not sure if Blackwater qualifies. If you mean usage during actual war operations - rather than armed security guards - then Blackwater does qualify. | |
| Jun 27, 2023 at 19:01 | history | asked | user28660 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |