Approved For Release 2060763}4 £2 CIA-RDP96-00792R000400260001-5 PAGE :0020 INQUIRE=DOC 13D ITEM NO=00102029 ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX859 MCN = 90353/33301 TOR = 903531645 RTITUZYUW RUEKJCS6338 3531646-UUUU--RUEALGX. ZNR UUUUU HEADER R:191646Z DEC FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEALGX/SAFE R 191530Z DEC 90 FM FBIS HONG KONG TO AIG 4581 RUEHBF/AMEMBASSY BEIJING RUHHHMA/CDRWESTCOM FT SHAFTER HI//APIN-IN// RUMJBP/FBIS OKINAWA JA ACCT FBHK-EWDK BT CONTROLS UNCLAS 1M SERIAL: HK1912153090 /###RRERERHE THTS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE #####8###x%% BODY COUNTRY: PRC SUBJ: § TAKE 1 OF 2--PLA'S QUICK-REACTION UNIT VIEWED SOURCE: BEIJING LIAOWANG IN CHINESE NO 49, 3 DEC 90 PP 16-17 TEXT: //((ARTICLE BY GE XIANGXIAN (5514 6272 6343) AND WU DONGFENG _ (0702 2639 1496): “DIVINE TROOPS OF THE REPUBLIC--A VISIT TO OUR. COUNTRY'S FIRST QUICK-REACTION UNIT") ) ((TEXT)) THE "ENEMY MISSILE BASE" WAS CLOSELY GUARDED. WHEN THE SUN HAD JUST SET, A HELICOPTER WAS FLYING IN THE VALLEY AT AN ULTRA-LOW ALTITUDE, QUIETLY AND CAREFULLY AVOIDING RADAR DETECTION. SUDDENLY, A NUMBER OF SOLDIERS, WEARING CAMOUFLAGE, JUMPED OUT OF THE CABINS, AND FIRED AT THE GUIDANCE AND DEFENSE SYSTEMS IN THE "ENEMY MISSILE BASE" WITH ALL KINDS OF WEAPONS AND DESTROYED THEM. LATER, UNDER COVER OF CROSSFIRE, A SHOCK BRIGADE SOLDIER PLACED A TIME BOMB IN THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF A MISSILE LAUNCHER. WITH A BIG EXPLOSION, THE "ENEMY MISSILE BASE" WAS INSTANTLY TURNED INTO A SEA OF FLAMES. BY THIS TIME,. THE. SOLDIERS, WHO HAD BEEN DROPPED FROM THE SKY, HAD ALREADY BOARDED THE HELICOPTERS, AND. WERE SLOWLY ASCENDING TO THE SKY. THE ATTACK OPERATION ON THE "ENEMY MISSILE BASE" WAS OVER IN A LITTLE LESS THAN SEVEN. MINUTES. THE UNIT UNDERTAKING THE "COMBAT OPERATION" WAS. THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY'S ((PLA)) FIRST SPECIAL-MISSION, QUICK-REACTION UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/11 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400260001-5
Approved For Release 2000/58/1 1°2cIA-RDP96-00792R000400260001-5 PAGE: 0021 UNIT. SINCE IT WAS FORMED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE UNIT HAS UNDERGONE RIGOROUS, STRENUOUS AND SCIENTIFIC TRAINING, AND NOW IT POSSESSES A HIGH DEGREE OF COMBAT STRENGTH AND HAS BECOME A NEW TYPE OF UNIT POSSESSING SPECIAL COMBAT ABILITIES SUCH AS LAND INFILTRATION, AIRBORNE MOBILITY, AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE, STRUGGLE IN THE ENEMY'S REAR. IN A TREE-SHADOWED MILITARY CAMP, WE INTERVIEWED SOME YOUNG SOLDIERS OF THE UNIT. THE PARTLY VISIBLE NET-LIKE RADAR ANTENNA AND THE NEW-MODEL TRUCKS THAT WERE COMING AND GOING MADE US FEEL THE MYSTERY AND STRONG ATMOSPHERE OF THIS PLACE. TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, THE QUICK-REACTION UNIT IS NOT A NEW THING. ITS ORIGINS CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR, AND SINCE THEN IT HAS FINALLY DEVELOPED INTO AN INDEPENDENT ARM OF THE SERVICES. .THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THIS ARM HAVE SPREAD, LIKE A LEGEND, ALL OVER THE WORLD. DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, THE BRITISH "GOODMAN" SHOCK BRIGADE LAUNCHED A SUDDEN ATTACK ON NAZI GERMANY'S HEAVY WATER PURIFYING. WORKS IN. NORWAY'S (NORKESEE). HEAVY WATER IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ATOMIC BOMBS. THE BRITISH MILITARY OPERATION EFFECTIVELY PREVENTED NAZI GERMANY FROM DEVELOPING THE ATOMIC BOMB. ONE DAY IN JULY 1976, FOUR LARGE TRANSPORT PLANES SUDDENLY LANDED AT UGANDA'S ENTEBBE AIRPORT. THOSE EMERGING FROM THE PLANES WERE NOT ORDINARY PASSENGERS, BUT FULLY ARMED ISRAELI SOLDIERS. IN A SPLIT SECOND, THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE BACK THE 100 AND MORE HOSTAGES FROM THE TERRORISTS. THAT WAS THE "FLASH OPERATION" OF THE WORLD- SHOCKING ISRAELI "WILD BOYS" SHOCK BRIGADE, AND WAS CONSIDERED. THE "BRAVEST WONDER IN CONTEMPORARY MILITARY HISTORY." ON THE EVE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS. WAR, THE BRITISH "SPECIAL AIR SERVICES REGIMENT" UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED UP ON SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND AND (PEIBUER) ISLAND. IT TOOK THE PORTS AND BOMBARDED THE AIRPORTS, RAISING THE CURTAIN. ON THE FALKLAND ISLANDS WAR AND CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE LANDING OF MAJOR BRITISH FORCES. ALTHOUGH PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT HAVE BECOME IRREVERSIBLE HISTORICAL TRENDS, LOCAL WARS AND SUDDEN VIOLENT INCIDENTS NEVER CEASE FOR A MINUTE. IN ORDER TO REDUCE CASUALTIES IN A MILITARY OPERATION AND PUT ONE SIDE IN A BETTER POLITICAL AND MILITARY POSITION, MILITARY DEPARTMENTS OF ALL COUNTRIES ARE KEEN ON BUILDING UP CAPABLE QUICK-REACTION UNITS, AND UNDERTAKE SMALL-SCALE BUT HIGHLY RISKY AND DECISIVE MILITARY ACTIONS. SOME WESTERN MILITARY EXPERTS HAVE STATED WITH CERTAINTY: "BATTLEFIELDS IN THE FUTURE WILL ONLY BE FOR THE USE OF SMALL, SPECIAL UNITS." IN KEEPING. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORLD POLITICAL AND MILITARY SITUATION, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, CHINA'S RELEVANT POLICYMAKING DEPARTMENTS DECTDED TO BUILD UP SIMILAR QUICK-REACTION UNITS om TACKLE POSSIBLE LOCAL WARS AND.CONTINGENCIES, AND SHOULDER SPECIAL DUTIES SUCH AS ANTI-KIDNAPPING, ANTI-TERRORISM, “AND. ANTI-VIOLENCE ‘DUTIES. "FAN XIAOBING,- 35 YEARS OLD, IS THE UNIT HEAD, AND IS A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN THE MILITARY DISTRICT. HE IS AN EXPERT MARKSMAN: AND A VERY GOOD BOXER.. HE CAN DRIVE ALL TYPES OF TRUCKS. DURING THE WAR OF SELF-DEFENSE AGAINST VIETNAM; HE WENT AS FAR AS THE ENEMY'S REAR TO COLLECT INFORMATION AND COURAGEOUSLY ENGAGED IN AMBUSH. BATTLES. HE TOLD. THE REPORTERS THAT ALTHOUGH CHINA. WAS LATE IN BUILDING UP A QUICK-REACTION. UNIT, IT WAS NOT MERELY A PLAN ON A SHEET OF PAPER: UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/11 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400260001-5