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- Formerly known as: The Red Army
- Founded: August 1, 1927
- Commander in chief: President Hu Jintao
- Total troops: 7.0 million
- Active troops: 2.3 millionCenter for Strategic and International Studies: China's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24) (June 26, 2006)
- 24-month compulsory service for men when they turn 18
- All other personnel are volunteers
- Official Budget (2007): $45 billion
- Estimated Budget (2007): $85-125 BillionOffice of the Secretary of Defense: The Military Power of the People's Republic of China, 2007 (Page 25)
- Major Involvements: Chinese Civil War, Second Sino-Japanese War, Korean War, Sino-Indian War, Sino-Vietnamese War, and the Tienanmen Square Protests
- Largest standing army in the world
- Third largest army in terms of total personnel
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The People's Liberation Army, or PLA, is the official name for the entirety of China's military, including its land, air, and naval divisions. The PLA is overseen by the Chinese Communist Party. It is currently the largest standing army in the world.Center for Strategic and International Studies: China's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24) (June 26, 2006)
Early History
The People's Liberation Army was originally known as the Red Army, which was officially founded after the Nanchang Uprising. On August 1, 1927, Communist troops, under the command of He Long and Zhou Enlai, rebelled against former Kuomintang (KMT) allies. It was the first armed conflict between separate Communist and KMT armies, and marked the beginning of the Chinese Civil War.
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People's Liberation Army Questions
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Should the marines and army be combined into one military branch? 1 AnswerAssuming you are talking about US military, while it may seem to the layman that army personnel and marines do similar functions (as could be argued among the o... read more
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People's Liberation Army Timeline
- 1927: August 1, Kuomintang forces led by Zhou Enlai rebel during the Northern Expedition
- 1927: Survivors join rebels of the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and flee to the Jinggang Mountains
- 1927: Under the leadership of Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong, this group becomes the Red Army
- 1934: By the time of The Long March, the Red Army had been organized into larger units
- 1937-1945: During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Red Army joins the National Revolutionary Army
- 1945: The Chinese Communist Party forms the People's Liberation Army and wins the Chinese Civil War
- 1950: November, A modernized People's Volunteer Army intervenes in the Korean War
- 1962: The PLA fights in the Sino-Indian War
- 1979: The PLA fights to a stalemate in the Sino-Vietnamese War
- 1985: Focus shifts from a massive ground force to a smaller, more technologically modern one
- 1989: The PLA is called into action during the Tiananmen Square Protests
- 1990's: The PLA decreases by over a million soldiers, while spending increases significantly
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People's Liberation Army Satire and Humor
- Danwei: The PLA Militia Fruit Protection Squad
- Investor's Business Daily: China's Military Buildup Cartoon
- Cartoonstock: PLA Foreign Policy Cartoon
- This page was created by David, a Part Time Guide in the Mahalo Greenhouse (see the original), and curated by Susan.
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