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The PLA is the world's largest military force (not including paramilitary or reserve forces) and has the second largest defence budget in the world. China's military expenditure was US$296 billion in 2023, accounting for 12 percent of the world's defence expenditures.
The Republic of China Armed Forces is the national military of the ROC. Commonly referred as the Taiwanese Armed Forces to distinguish from the People's Liberation Army. It is abbreviated as Kuo 2-Chün 1 (Chinese: 國軍; Hanyu Pinyin: Guójūn; Tongyong Pinyin: Guójyūn, literally "National Army"). [11]
The Militia is a mass force engaged in daily production under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and forms part of the Chinese armed forces. Under the command of the military organs, it undertakes such jobs as war preparation services, security and defense operation tasks and assistance in maintaining social order and public ...
The Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) said it had started joint military drills, involving the army, navy, air force and rocket force, in areas around Taiwan at ...
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.
The U.S. and its allies warn China wants to recruit current and ex Western military pilots to help train Beijing’s air force and counter NATO tactics.
The recorded military history of China extends from about 2200 BC to the present day. This history can be divided into the military history of China before 1912 , when a revolution overthrew the imperial state, and the period of the Republic of China Army and the People's Liberation Army .
Armed forces of the People's Republic of China may refer to its three constituents: People's Liberation Army , the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and regular armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC)