Chinese military college as a mini-UN
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Foreign students in Nanjing Army Command College. [File photo] |
Nanjing Army Command College, with a history of 71 years, is designed like a Chinese garden, and is located near the national high-tech zone in Nanjing.
It was among the first group of China's military departments to open to foreigners. It has trained nearly 4,000 foreign officers at the intermediate or senior level from more than 100 countries over the past 54 years.
The foreign students mainly study "Chinese military thinking" and "courses of command, administration and art of leadership" during their nearly one year here, said Wan.
"The foreign students can practice monitoring battle systems on our computer. Similar systems are off limits to foreigners in most countries around the world," said Liang Yi, the vice-chief of the tactics teaching and research department.
"It is an attractive and competitive opportunity to study here for our army, and I would like to learn the different military arts between western and eastern countries," said Major Abu Bakar Shahbaz from Pakistan.
Shahbaz studied in the United States Army Armor School in Kentucky from 2003 to 2004.
As a third generation military man, he came to Nanjing Army Command College last September with his wife and child.
"I am very interested in Mao Zedong's military philosophy and the military science of Sun Tzu, the classical Chinese strategist," he said.
Major Ndibo Setaelo from Botswana described Chinese soldiers as "smart", "disciplined" and "professional".
Dovletgeldi Annamator, a captain from Turkmenistan with a background in psychology, said he looked forward to the chance to communicate with Chinese soldiers during his 10 months of study, which end in July this year.
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