People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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The People's Liberation Army Ground Force is the land warfare branch and primary ground combat component of China's armed forces.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| People's Liberation Army Ground Force canonical | 12 |
| People’s Liberation Army Ground Force | 3 |
| 中国人民解放军陆军 | 2 |
| PLA Ground Force | 1 |
| People's Liberation Army engineers | 1 |
| People's Liberation Army units | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3061796 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: People's Liberation Army Ground Force Context triple: [People's Liberation Army, militaryBranch, People's Liberation Army Ground Force]
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A.
People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
The People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force is a branch of China's military responsible for space, cyber, electronic, and information warfare operations.
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B.
People's Liberation Army
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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C.
People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force is the strategic and tactical missile branch of China's armed forces, responsible for the country's land-based nuclear and conventional missile capabilities.
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D.
Central China Area Army
The Central China Area Army was a major field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for conducting and overseeing military operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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E.
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy is the maritime branch of China's armed forces, responsible for naval operations, power projection, and safeguarding the country's maritime interests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: People's Liberation Army Ground Force Target entity description: The People's Liberation Army Ground Force is the land warfare branch and primary ground combat component of China's armed forces.
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A.
People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
The People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force is a branch of China's military responsible for space, cyber, electronic, and information warfare operations.
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B.
People's Liberation Army
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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C.
People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force is the strategic and tactical missile branch of China's armed forces, responsible for the country's land-based nuclear and conventional missile capabilities.
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D.
Central China Area Army
The Central China Area Army was a major field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for conducting and overseeing military operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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E.
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy is the maritime branch of China's armed forces, responsible for naval operations, power projection, and safeguarding the country's maritime interests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
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land warfare branch ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Chinese Communist Party
ⓘ
China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| commanderInChief | Chairman of the Central Military Commission ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| engagedIn |
Chinese Civil War
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Korean War ⓘ Sino-Indian War ⓘ Sino-Vietnamese War ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
air defense missile system
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attack helicopter ⓘ infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ main battle tank ⓘ multiple rocket launcher ⓘ self-propelled artillery ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1927-08-01 ⓘ |
| garrison | the territory of the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
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surface form:
Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party
|
| hasComponent |
air defense brigade
ⓘ
army aviation brigade ⓘ artillery brigade ⓘ chemical defense troops ⓘ combined arms brigade ⓘ communications troops ⓘ engineer troops ⓘ group army ⓘ logistics support units ⓘ special operations forces ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Beijing
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China ⓘ |
| isBranchOf | People's Liberation Army ⓘ |
| language | Standard Chinese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | ground forces ⓘ |
| motto | 为人民服务 ⓘ |
| nativeName |
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
中国人民解放军陆军
|
| originatedFrom | Chinese Red Army ⓘ |
| partOf | People's Liberation Army ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Chinese Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
|
| primaryFunction |
offensive ground operations
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territorial defense ⓘ |
| role |
ground combat
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land warfare ⓘ |
| serviceBranchOf |
People's Liberation Army
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surface form:
Chinese armed forces
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| shortName |
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
PLA Ground Force
PLAGF ⓘ |
| size | one of the largest ground forces in the world ⓘ |
| usesDoctrine |
People's War
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active defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: People's Liberation Army Ground Force Description of subject: The People's Liberation Army Ground Force is the land warfare branch and primary ground combat component of China's armed forces.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form:
People's Liberation Army units
this entity surface form:
People's Liberation Army engineers
Marshal of the People's Republic of China
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militaryBranch
→
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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this entity surface form:
People’s Liberation Army Ground Force
Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission
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jurisdiction
→
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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this entity surface form:
People’s Liberation Army Ground Force
National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission
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coordinatesWith
→
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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Office for Strategic Planning of the Central Military Commission
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appliesToJurisdiction
→
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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this entity surface form:
People’s Liberation Army Ground Force
Central Military Commission General Office
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appliesToPart
→
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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this entity surface form:
中国人民解放军陆军
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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nativeName
→
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
中国人民解放军陆军
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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shortName
→
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
PLA Ground Force
People's Liberation Army Central China Field Army
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militaryBranch
→
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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