Three minutes to talk about popular science
The construction of the Belt and Road Initiative has allowed China to invest in more places to set up factories, whether it is oil and gas resources, or major infrastructure projects such as railways, airports and ports, which have been widely carried out, but at the same time, oursSecurity is also beginning to be threatened
Seeing that China's projects have benefited and developed well, some foreign terrorist forces have begun to think crookedly, focusing on China's overseas projects, and have extended their attention to many projects, including the "Belt and Road" project.
For example, a Dasu hydropower project located in the canyon cooperated between China and Pakistan has been maliciously occurred**, this incident caused injuries and even deaths of many engineers in China, which seriously affected the safe operation and personal safety of China's overseas work.
It is undeniable that there are more and more enterprises and employees in China going to the world, and there are as many as 4 enterprises with Chinese background in China overseasWith 70,000 Chinese employees, including 1.6 million Chinese employees working overseas, so many Chinese can only protect their own countries in the event of a security incident, but relying on the strength of our embassies and consulates abroad alone does not seem to be enough.
According toOffshoreAccording to the report, some time ago, the senior management of several important security companies in China went to Beijing and held a very important meeting. And it was this important security-related meeting that was considered to be a special signal.
Private military companies are not a completely new concept, they are known internationally as PMCs, referring to that kindA private company specializing in the provision of armed forces to service providers
It is generally accepted that private military companies are mercenaries, but they are not exactly the same.
Private military companies have been corporateizedIn addition to the work of mercenaries, it also includes new business parts such as bodyguards and non-combatantsIt is more in line with the modern position as an enterprise to meet the increasing supply and demand of the international market.
From the point of view of the nature of corporatization,The essence of a private military company is profit, and it only wants to pursue the maximization of profit。Private military companies are no longer just about mercenary military operations, but are gradually forming an all-encompassing model of development.
The services provided by modern private military service companies can be roughly divided into two types, one is the most familiar military support, such as going to the battlefield, conducting armed operations, or collecting military intelligence for customers. The second is "behind-the-scenes" actions that are not in front of the stage, such as personal bodyguards, military advisers, etc., which are not combat operations.
With the increasing complexity of the international environment and the influence of factors such as the renewal and reform of military affairs, countries are saving military expenditures or reducing the cost of military personnel, and for the normal operation of related work, countries have begun to gradually outsource some affairs that originally belonged to their own armies to private military service companies.
This tendency to sign contracts with private military service companies is increasing, and not only wealthy businessmen, but also the state has begun to hire armed personnel to protect their security. The increase in demand has led to an increasing range of business items for private military service companies.
According to the official information of the United Nations, the global demand for private military services has been increasing, in fact, there are many such private military groups abroad, and the United States and Russia have their own private military companies.
However, because there is no unified regulation on the registration and licensing of private military companies in the world, private military service companies are still in a blank and ambiguous area in terms of their international legal status.
In the 90s of the 20th century, due to the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the collapse of the Soviet Union, private military companies began to rise, and private military companies represented by "Blackwater" played an important role in battlefields all over the world. Among the Russian private military companies, "Wagner" has received widespread attention from the international community.
Countries like the United States and Russia have too many interests overseas, but no country is willing to take the initiative to send regular troops to protect these interests, and some underground interests cannot even be recognized as their own country, especially the kind of enterprises that are far away from their own countries, so they can only send private military companies to protect some project enterprises.
From mercenaries to corporatized private military companies, this head was started by the United States. After the 90s of the 20th century, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the war seemed to begin to fade out of sight and become farther and farther away from everyone.
Because the outbreak of large-scale wars in the world is no longer possible, countries have begun to reduce military spending, but the absence of large-scale wars does not mean that small-scale conflicts do not exist, and in this context, private military companies were born.
The United States gradually gave birth to the development of private military companies, but only to provide some security or training work, but after the "911" serious incident, the United States carried out anti-terrorist operations around the world, which provided an opportunity for the development and growth of private military companies, and the company is no longer just a supporting role, and began to play the role of the army, playing the main force in regional conflicts.
For example, the "Blackwater Company" and the "Military Professional Resource Group" in the United States, many of their staff members are American soldiers or senior military personnel who have served on the battlefield, and they not only have military qualities, but also add other military training content in the later training.
U.S. private military companies contract with the U.S. Department of Defense and then travel to various parts of the country to conduct military operations as needed.
At the same time, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the army that once defended the security of the Union in the Soviet Union is gone, and those high-quality soldiers are facing a large number of unemployment, but they will only carry guns, and nothing will be done except to fight. Gradually, former Soviet officers began to appear in various areas where violence was needed.
One of the most important roles of overseas countries, such as the United States, in establishing their own private military companies, is to protect their citizens.
Although it is said that local personnel can be hired to protect them, the military quality of these personnel may be guaranteed, but the personal quality is not possible. In the event of danger, the protective force of these hired personnel often lags behind, and they are unable to protect our personnel in the first place.
On the premise that more domestic enterprises go global, of course, they are also neededLeave the professional things to the professionals。In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States has hired professional private military groups to protect the security of local Americans and interests. As our relationships with overseas become closer, it seems that we also need professional personnel to protect the interests and safety of our personnel overseas.
Once a private military company becomes bigger and stronger, it will no longer only undertake domestic security projects, but can also accept overseas entrustment and expand the scope of its own interests. In general, private military companies stand in today's peaceful environment, there is a certain necessity, to protect the country.
However, while private military companies are beneficial, there is also controversy as to whether we should establish them. Until now, private military companies have not been recognized by some regions, and at the same time it faces a lot of risks and challenges in its actual operation.
First of all, because private military companies are only arranged by employers, they are likely to exacerbate regional tensions, and the development of private military companies only serves interests, and does not consider image and life, so once private military companies develop and expand, it is easy to cause various diplomatic crises.
The legal status of private military companies is unclear, which is a gap in the current private military companies. And this unfettered nature is likely to lead to the abuse of power, and the lives of citizens seem to private military companies to be just business, rather than warm organisms, so violence may become more frequent.
In fact, if you have watched the movie "Wolf Warrior", you will know that when we face overseas security incidents, we also have corresponding emergency security measures. If we are going to build an investment project overseas, we will generally have corresponding security personnel to protect the safety of the project and everyone according to the local situation.
Whether established or not, a private military bloc is not a simple matter. Private military groups are not only legal, but also political, and even moral, so they must be approached with caution. The premise of a "private" nature means that ethics and literacy are subjective and cannot be clearly defined and constrained.
Do you think private military groups need to be created?What does it look like in the future?