PLA

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armed forces military organization

The PLA is the unified military organization of the People's Republic of China, encompassing its ground, naval, air, rocket, and strategic support forces.

Aliases (1)

People's Liberation Army ×52

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
allegiance	Chinese Communist Party →
controlledBy	Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party → Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China →
country	People's Republic of China →
doctrine	active defense → people's war →
employer	members of the Chinese armed forces →
engagedIn	Chinese Civil War → Korean War → Sino-Indian War → Sino-Vietnamese War → border conflicts involving the People's Republic of China →
foundingDate	1927-08-01 →
garrison	Hong Kong → Macau → Mainland China →
hasPart	Chinese militia → People's Armed Police → People's Liberation Army Air Force → People's Liberation Army Ground Force → People's Liberation Army Navy → People's Liberation Army Rocket Force → People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force →
headquartersCountry	People's Republic of China →
headquartersLocation	Beijing →
legalStatus	armed forces of the People's Republic of China →
militaryBranch	People's Liberation Army Air Force → People's Liberation Army Ground Force → People's Liberation Army Navy → People's Liberation Army Rocket Force → People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force →
motto	为人民服务 →
mottoEnglish	Serve the People →
mottoLanguage	Chinese →
nativeName	中国人民解放军 →
nativeNameLanguage	Chinese →
partOf	national defense system of the People's Republic of China →
precededBy	Chinese Red Army →
primaryRole	national defense of the People's Republic of China → protection of Chinese sovereignty → protection of Chinese territorial integrity → support of Chinese Communist Party rule →
serviceBranch	air forces → ground forces → missile forces → naval forces → space and cyber forces →
shortName	PLA →
subclassOf	national armed forces →
usesScript	Simplified Chinese →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
People's Liberation Army → People's Liberation Army →	shortName