People's Liberation Army

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The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party, encompassing its land, sea, air, rocket, and strategic support forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed force
military organization
allegiance Chinese Communist Party
China
surface form: People's Republic of China
anniversary Army Day
anniversaryDate August 1
armedWingOf Chinese Communist Party
budget funded by central government of the People's Republic of China
chairmanOfCentralMilitaryCommission Xi Jinping
conscription selective conscription system
controlledBy Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
surface form: Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party

Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
country China
surface form: People's Republic of China
cyberWarfareCapability People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
surface form: Strategic Support Force
educationSystem PLA military academies and universities
emblem PLA insignia with red star and Chinese characters "八一"
engagedIn Chinese Civil War (early phase)
surface form: Chinese Civil War

Chinese involvement in the Cambodian Civil War
Chinese involvement in the Laotian Civil War
Chinese involvement in the Vietnam War
Korean War
Sino-Indian War
Sino–Soviet border conflict
surface form: Sino-Soviet border conflict

Sino-Vietnamese War
formerName People's Liberation Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army

National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
surface form: Eighth Route Army

New Fourth Army
foundingDate 1927-08-01
foundingEvent Nanchang Uprising
garrison Beijing
hasBranch People's Armed Police
Chinese Air Force
surface form: People's Liberation Army Air Force

People's Liberation Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: People's Liberation Army Ground Force

People's Liberation Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: People's Liberation Army Navy

People's Liberation Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: People's Liberation Army Rocket Force

People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
hasComponent militia forces
reserve forces
headquartersLocation Beijing
legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
mainDoctrine active defense
mission safeguarding development interests of China
safeguarding national security
safeguarding national sovereignty
modernizationProgram mechanization and informatization of forces
motto 为人民服务
mottoTranslation Serve the People
nativeName People's Liberation Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: 中国人民解放军
nuclearForce maintains China's land-based nuclear missile forces through the Rocket Force
participatesIn UN peacekeepers
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping operations
partOf China
surface form: People's Republic of China
politicalWorkSystem PLA political commissar system
primaryLanguage Standard Chinese
role national defense of China
protection of Chinese maritime rights
protection of Chinese sovereignty
protection of Chinese territorial integrity
support of Chinese Communist Party rule
serviceType combined arms
regular armed forces
shortName PLA
size one of the world's largest military forces
spaceWarfareCapability People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
surface form: Strategic Support Force
supremeCommander Xi Jinping
symbol August 1st insignia
trainingFocus informationized warfare
joint operations

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Luding Bridge battle celebratedBy People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Mao Xinyu militaryBranch People's Liberation Army
Mao Xinyu hasRankIn People's Liberation Army
People's Army of Vietnam opponent People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People's Liberation Army of China
Chinese People’s Volunteer Army headquarters in Korea subordinateTo People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Deng Hua militaryBranch People's Liberation Army
Lin Yurong partOf People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Ye Qun associatedWith People's Liberation Army
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis mainBelligerent People's Liberation Army
First Taiwan Strait Crisis opponent People's Liberation Army
He Long militaryBranch People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
cross-Strait relations keyActor People's Liberation Army
Nanjing University of Science and Technology affiliation People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army (historical)
Ma Xiaotian militaryBranch People's Liberation Army
Ma Xiaotian partOf People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People's Liberation Army leadership
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center controlledBy People's Liberation Army
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation affiliatedWith People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Nanchang Uprising Memorial sites dedicatedTo People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Ren Zhengfei militaryService People's Liberation Army
Liaoshen Campaign belligerent People's Liberation Army
Liaoshen Campaign combatant People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: Communist Party of China forces
India–China border hasSecurityPresence People's Liberation Army
Ba Lu Jun reorganizedAs People's Liberation Army
Peng Liyuan employer People's Liberation Army
Third Chinese Civil War belligerent People's Liberation Army
Pingjin Campaign belligerent People's Liberation Army
Pingjin Campaign combatant People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: Chinese Communist forces
120th Division allegiance People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: Chinese Communist forces
Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign combatant People's Liberation Army
Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign combatant People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: Chinese Communist Party forces
Xu Xiangqian militaryBranch People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Chinese Civil War conflictBetween People's Liberation Army
Chen Geng militaryBranch People's Liberation Army
Vietnamese forces engagedAgainst People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People's Liberation Army of China
He Weidong militaryBranch People's Liberation Army
He Weidong service People's Liberation Army
He Weidong isTopLeaderIn People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: China's armed forces
Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission jurisdiction People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission jurisdiction People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission jurisdiction People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission jurisdiction People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission jurisdiction People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Office for Strategic Planning of the Central Military Commission jurisdiction People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
International Military Cooperation Office of the Central Military Commission jurisdiction People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Audit Office of the Central Military Commission appliesToJurisdiction People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: People’s Liberation Army
Audit Office of the Central Military Commission hasScope People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: entire People’s Liberation Army