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The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four services — Ground Force , Navy , Air Force , and Rocket Force —and four arms— Aerospace Force , Cyberspace Force , Information Support Force , and Joint Logistics Support Force .
The PLA had a scarcity of antitank guided missiles, tactical surface-to-air missiles, and electronics to improve communications, fire control, and sensors. China began production of the Soviet Sagger antitank missile in 1979 but lacked a more powerful, longer range, semiautomatic antitank guided missile. The PLA required a mobile surface-to-air ...
Widely used 4x4 vehicle in the Chinese army. Jointly developed by Beijing Auto Works and Chrysler from America. BJ2020: Light utility vehicle China: BJ80: Light utility vehicle China: NJ2045/2046: Light utility vehicle Italy People's Republic of China: Chinese licensed version of Iveco VM 90 from Italy. Military engineering Type 90-II ARV
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 ...
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
China's military strategy is focused on fighting and winning "informationized local wars." [15] China's leadership has continuously stressed using asymmetric techniques to counter more powerful nations, such as the United States, and information warfare is a tool that the PLA uses to achieve their goals.
In a June paper reviewed by Reuters, six Chinese researchers from three institutions, including two under the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) leading research body, the Academy of Military ...
The PLA's combat readiness system is divided into four levels. Each level has clearly indicated measures and actions of mobilization that the PLA needs to take to face the crisis. The CMC assesses the impact of foreign military activities, and the likelihood of China being attacked. [5]