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PLA flag during Nixon's visit to China. The flag of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is the war flag of the People's Liberation Army; the layout of the flag has a golden star at the top left corner and two Chinese characters "八一" to the right of the star, placed on a red field.
The Military ranks of the Republic of China are the ranks used by the Republic of China Armed Forces. [ a ] The official military rank names in Traditional Chinese are identical across all different military branches , but their English translations may be different.
The People's Liberation Army in China has five rank schemes among different military branches, including Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, Strategic Support Force.The Surface Force, Submarine Force, Coastal Defense Force, Marine Corps and Naval Air Force, although being a part of the Navy, maintains a different insignia to other naval fleet personnel.
The March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was adopted as the military anthem by the Central Military Commission on 25 July 1988. [259] The lyrics of the anthem were written by composer Gong Mu (real name: Zhang Yongnian; Chinese : 张永年) and the music was composed by Korea-born Chinese composer Zheng Lücheng .
The insignia used by officers from 1955 to 1965 by the PLA Ground Force were modelled on those used by the Soviet Army at the time and similar to the earlier Imperial Japanese Army on collar insignia, with the primary differences being the existence of an additional field officer rank, and the insignia of the highest general officer rank being ...
Description: PRC roundel (symbol/emblem) — red star with yellow fimbriation and the "八 8"–"一 1" PLA emblem inside the star. (This refers to the date 1 August: the People's Liberation Army was founded on 1 August 1927 during the Nanchang uprising.)
The emblem's outer border contains sheaves of wheat and rice, representing Chinese agricultural workers. At the bottom center is a cog-wheel, representing Chinese industrial workers. The red ribbon represents the unification of the Chinese people. National anthem: The national anthem of China is the "March of the Volunteers".
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