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e. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China. 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 Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China is the second-ranked constituent department under the State Council. It is headed by the Minister of National Defense. Unlike in other countries, the Ministry of National Defense does not have operational command over the Chinese military including the People's Liberation Army ...
Used as a euphemism alluding to censorship in China: Internet slang 河 蟹: 河 蟹: héxiè river crab 被河蟹 (be river-crabbed) Near-homophone of "和谐" (héxié, harmonious) Internet slang 水 产: 水 産: shuǐchǎn aquatic product 被水产 (be aquatic-produced) allusion and a replacement of "河蟹" (river crab)
Li Shangfu. Li Shangfu (Chinese: 李尚福; pinyin: Lǐ Shàngfú; born February 1958) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and former military administrator. He served as the 13th Minister of National Defense and as State Councillor of China from March to October 2023. Li joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) as a technician at the Xichang ...
China and the United States should explore ways for a pragmatic and cooperative relationship between their militaries, and "gradually accumulate mutual trust", the Chinese defence minister was ...
Man-portable air-defense systems HN-5A/B: Man-portable air-defense system: 72 mm China: FN-6: Man-portable air-defense system: 72 mm China: QW-1/2: Man-portable air-defense system: 71 mm/72 mm China: Grenade launchers QLU-11 (LG5) Semi-automatic grenade launcher: 35x32mm 40x53mm China: Uses drum magazines with high-precision airburst ammunition ...
t. e. The People's Liberation Army Air Force (Chinese: 中国人民解放军空军; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Kōngjūn; lit. 'China's People's Liberation Air Force'), [a] also referred to as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the People's Air Force (人民空军), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The military modernization program of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) which began in the late 1970s had three major focuses. First, under the political leadership of 3rd paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the military became disengaged from civilian politics and, for the most part, resumed the political quiescence that characterized its pre ...