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NATO Map Symbol Military unit The 75th Group Army ( Chinese : 第七十五集团军 ; pinyin : Dì Qīshíwǔ Jítuánjūn ), Unit 31663, formerly the 41st Group Army , is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF).
The PLAAF Airborne Corps is China's primary strategic airborne unit and part of the newly formed rapid reaction units (RRUs) [citation needed] of the Chinese military which is primarily designated for air assault, airborne, long-range penetration, and special warfare missions.
Its processor, 89th Division (Chinese: 第89师), was created in February 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, [1] based on the 35th Brigade, 12th Column of Huadong Field Army. Its history can be traced to 10th Newly-Formed Brigade ...
The ranks in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force are similar to those of the Chinese Army, formally known as the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, except that those of the PLA Air Force are prefixed by 空军; Kōngjūn; 'Air Force'.
Chinese Military Science Academy (2000a), 《抗美援朝战争史》 [History of War to Resist America and Aid Korea] (in Chinese (China)), vol. II, Beijing: Chinese Military Science Academy Publishing House, ISBN 7-80137-392-8
"Beijian" (Chinese: 北剑; lit. 'Northern Sword') was a series of maneuvers held by the Beijing Military Region, and its May 2014 iteration was the only simulation lost by the opposing force (the 195th) as of 2016. The other exercises are named "Kuayue" (Chinese: 跨越), which means "to stride over". These first began in 2009.
In 2016, the seven military regions of the China were reorganized into the present five theater commands and the term "military region" became obsolete. Chinese theater commands (TC) have been likened to the geographic combatant commands of the United States military ; however, China's theater commands do not (reportedly) extend beyond the ...
In the People's Republic of China, the special operations forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA SOF) are units that conduct direct action and reconnaissance, including in enemy rear areas, to prepare the advance of friendly forces; they also perform counter-terrorism operations, although that mission is formally assigned to People's Armed Police.