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CMC calls for ‘thriftiness’ as China sees spike in fiscal deficits; fiscal and tax reforms hinted at in media unlikely to resolve China’s problems

The call for the PLA to “uphold hard work and thriftiness” is unlikely to curb wastefulness and corruption in the military.

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