Internal Security Political Work

People's Armed Police Henan Provincial Corps Xinyang Detachment Takes Multiple Measures to Eliminate Risks of Classified Information Leaks

武警河南总队信阳支队多措并举消除失泄密隐患

PLA Daily (解放军报) 11 August 2026

Summary

The PAP Henan Provincial Corps Xinyang Detachment this summer implemented a three-part counterintelligence hygiene program during red-versus-blue field encampment training, combining civil-military coordination meetings with local village committees, centralized in-unit procurement of daily necessities, and a confidentiality education campaign targeting what the article calls 有口无心 ('offhand remarks') — after an internal review found that itinerant vendors had been systematically probing soldiers near the training perimeter for information on unit organization, personnel rotations, and exercise schedules. The article documents a recurring operational security vulnerability in PAP field training: the boundary between the encampment and the local civilian economy creates persistent human-intelligence exposure that administrative security measures alone (additional guards, expulsions) failed to close. The detachment's solution — removing the demand signal by improving in-unit logistics while simultaneously working the local civil administration — fits a pattern of grassroots units solving 老大难 ('persistent, nagging') problems through Party committee–directed coordination rather than purely coercive enforcement, and the article's value is as a record of how that problem-solving logic is institutionally framed and disseminated.

Translation

During the dog days of summer, deep in a dense forest, a red-versus-blue confrontation training exercise was underway at the People's Armed Police Henan Provincial Corps Xinyang Detachment. As Staff Officer Duan of the Operations and Training Section patrolled along the security perimeter, he was pleased to see that the itinerant vendors who in previous years had woven through the mountain paths during field encampments were nowhere to be found.

"Itinerant vendors following us like shadows was once a persistent, nagging problem (老大难) during field encampments," Staff Officer Duan explained. In past years of field training, local residents would exploit their familiarity with the terrain and, whenever they had time, push carts to the vicinity of the encampment to hawk snacks, cold drinks, and daily necessities—even barging into exercise and training restricted areas to hawk their wares, embedding security risks in the unit's training activities.

During last year's encampment, Private First Class Xiao Wang took advantage of a break between training sessions to buy a bottle of mineral water from an itinerant vendor. As the vendor handed over the water, he casually asked: "There was quite a commotion to the west yesterday—is your camp about to relocate?" Xiao Wang was about to answer when a fellow soldier traveling with him cut him off in time: "That is classified information and cannot be disclosed at will."

Behind such "well-meaning questions" (无心之问) lurk risks of classified information leaks that cannot be ignored. An investigation the detachment conducted into this phenomenon found that certain vendors had been operating in the vicinity of the encampment for extended periods, using soldiers' purchases as an opportunity to fish for sensitive information such as unit organization, personnel rotations, and exercise and training arrangements. Unauthorized personnel entering the exercise and training area not only severely disrupted training order but also created a host of difficulties for the unit's security management.

"In the past, we tried measures such as deploying additional security personnel and organizing expulsions in accordance with regulations, but these often addressed the symptoms without curing the root cause," admitted Section Chief Mao of the detachment's Propaganda and Security Section. Strengthening security and confidentiality management must take into account the legitimate needs of officers and soldiers while also securing the understanding and support of the local population; a policy of only "blocking" without "channeling" (只"堵"不"疏") is not a sound approach.

Before this year's encampment got underway, the detachment's Party committee incorporated this problem into a special assessment of confidentiality risks, proactively liaised with the local government and village committees, and jointly convened a civil-military coordination meeting. At the meeting, they made clear the seriousness of military training and its confidentiality requirements, and explained the potential legal consequences of unauthorized entry into exercise and training restricted areas and of probing for military information. After the coordination meeting concluded, village cadres and militia backbone personnel went door to door, publicizing confidentiality policies to nearby merchants and villagers and guiding them to consciously abide by the regulations and cooperate with the unit's exercise and training activities.

At the same time, the detachment worked to raise its support and logistics standards, satisfying officers' and soldiers' purchasing needs at the source. They regularly tallied officers' and soldiers' daily necessities requirements and organized centralized procurement; they prepared herbal cooling teas in-house and delivered them on schedule to each encampment point, ensuring that officers and soldiers could meet their daily needs without leaving the exercise and training area.

The detachment also organized confidentiality education sessions on the theme of "Staying Vigilant Against the Risks of Classified Information Leaks During Field Encampments," using representative cases to guide officers and soldiers in recognizing the hidden dangers behind "offhand remarks" (有口无心), and clearly delineating the red lines of discipline governing external interactions, requiring that suspicious situations be reported promptly and handled appropriately. They also organized officers and soldiers to study relevant laws and regulations collectively, clarified the key points of confidentiality, strengthened confidentiality awareness, and firmly built up the ideological line of defense among officers and soldiers.

As a series of practical measures were implemented and took effect, itinerant vendors have disappeared without a trace since the detachment's encampment began this year. All aspects of training are proceeding in good order; officers and soldiers are focused and fully committed, and training results have steadily improved.

Original Chinese

三伏时节，密林深处，武警河南总队信阳支队一场红蓝对抗训练紧张进行。作训股段参谋沿警戒线巡查时，欣喜地看到：往年驻训时穿梭于山间小路的流动商贩，如今不见踪影。 “流动商贩如影随形，曾是以往驻训面临的一个‘老大难’。”段参谋介绍，往年野外驻训，周边群众利用熟悉地形的优势，一有时间就推着小车到驻训地附近兜售零食、冷饮和日用品，甚至闯入演训警戒区域叫卖，给部队开展训练埋下安全隐患。去年驻训，该支队上等兵小王利用训练间隙，到流动商贩处买了一瓶矿泉水。商贩给小王递水时，随口问了一句：“昨天西边动静不小，你们的营地是不是要转移啊？”小王正欲作答，被同行的战友及时打断：“这是涉密信息，不能随意透露。” 类似“无心之问”的背后，藏着不容忽视的失泄密风险。该支队针对这一现象调查发现，个别商贩长期在驻训地周边活动，借官兵购物之机打听部队编制、人员轮换、演训安排等敏感信息；无关人员闯入演训区域，不仅严重干扰训练秩序，更为部队安全管理带来种种难题。 “过去，我们尝试采取增派警戒人员、依规组织驱离等措施，但往往治标不治本。”该支队宣保股毛股长坦言，加强安全保密管理既要考虑官兵合理需求，也需得到驻地群众的理解支持，只“堵”不“疏”并非良策。今年驻训展开前，该支队党委将这一难题纳入保密风险专项研判，主动对接驻地政府、村委会，联合召开军地协调会，讲清军事训练的严肃性和保密要求，阐明擅闯演训警戒区、打探军事信息可能产生的法律后果。协调会结束后，村干部和民兵骨干走村入户，向周边商户和村民宣讲保密政策，引导大家自觉遵守规定，配合部队开展演训活动。与此同时，该支队着力提升保障水平，从源头上满足官兵购物需求。他们定期统计官兵生活用品需求，集中组织采购；自制凉茶饮品，定时配送至各驻训点，确保官兵不出演训区域即可满足日常所需。该支队还组织以“警惕野外驻训失泄密风险”为主题的保密教育，结合典型案例引导官兵认清“有口无心”背后的隐患，明确对外交往纪律红线，要求遇到可疑情况及时报告、妥善处置。他们还组织官兵集中学习相关法规，明确保密重点，增强保密意识，切实筑牢官兵思想防线。随着一系列务实举措落地落实，该支队今年驻训以来，流动商贩销声匿迹，各项训练秩序井然，官兵心无旁骛、全力投入，训练成绩稳步提升。