[HIGHLIGHTS] China: “corporate militias” to preserve social order

China: “corporate militias” to preserve social order. More and more Chinese companies are establishing Departments of the People's Armed Forces.

Mao Zedong had, in fact, pushed for the creation of these militias in the 1950s almost everywhere in the country. The Fengqiao model thus became an important tool of social control for the Maoist power after the death of Mao. For Beijing, the development of “the economic development of China’s population took precedence over the promotion of social development.