It is generally taken for granted by both Chinese and foreign observers that the military could suppress banditry if they really so desired. But that is not true unless the meaning of the expression "military" be made—wider than the common use of it as meaning the men higher up. Untill this d is felt by the petty officers and the rank and file of private soldiers the best and ablest commanders will find themselves hopelessly unable to cope with what has become China's greatest single problem.
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