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Military relationships have been mainly through military-to-military contacts. In particular Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, and Cuba have had frequent official military visits, exchange of military officers, and navy port calls. South American countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina are buying Chinese weapons.
Withdrawal of American-led forces from Indochina; Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia; China took over Paracel Islands from South Vietnam; South Vietnam is annexed by North Vietnam; Breakdown in Sino-Vietnamese relations leading to the Sino-Vietnamese War; Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) China Vietnam
Arawak woman (John Gabriel Stedman)Early South American military history is distinctively different from that in Asia or Europe. [1] Metallurgy influenced warfare in the Americas less than in other parts of the world; in South America the use of stone, wood and bone, backed by limited use of copper, dominated weaponry up until the European invasions.
The military history of China stretches from roughly 1900 BC to the present day. Chinese armies were advanced and powerful, especially after the Warring States period. [citation needed] These armies were tasked with the twofold goal of defending China and her subject peoples from foreign intruders, and with expanding China's territory and influence across Asia.
The March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was adopted as the military anthem by the Central Military Commission on 25 July 1988. [252] 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 following is a topical outline of English Wikipedia articles about the military history of the People's Republic of China. [a] It includes the military events, individuals, and topics involving the People's Republic of China from the Chinese Civil War to the present. The events are outlined chronologically with topical subsections.
Chinese Military Science Academy (2000), History of War to Resist America and Aid Korea (抗美援朝战争史) (in Chinese), vol. II, Beijing: Chinese Military Science Academy Publishing House, ISBN 7-80137-390-1
From Muskets to Missiles: Politics and Professionalism in the Chinese Army 1945-1981 Westview, 1982; Nelson, Harvey W. The Chinese Military System: An Organizational Study of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Boulder; Wortzel, Larry M.; Robin D. S. Higham (1999). Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313293375.