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The China Military Power Report (abbr. CMPR), officially the Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China, is an annual report produced by the United States Department of Defense for the United States Congress that provides estimates, forecasts, and analysis of the People's Republic of China (PRC) military and security developments for the previous year.
The MND serves as a liaison representing the CMC and PLA when dealing with foreign militaries in military exchange and cooperation. It has the primary responsibility for China's defense attachés and is the institutional point of contact for foreign defense attachés assigned to China.
On July 30, 1955, the Second Session of the First National People's Congress passed China's first Military Service Law, and the PLA began implementing the conscription system. During this period, except for a few units that retained a very small number of voluntary soldiers, the entire military essentially operated under a uniform obligated ...
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission found that these defense cuts could jeopardize Taiwan's military preparedness. [42] By 2008 the ROC military had a total strength of 260,000. [36] In 2013 the ROC Armed Forces had over 240,000 active troops, [43] which was reduced to 215,000 as of 2015, [44] and then to 180,000 by 2023. [2]
By 2015, China had established many deliberative and coordinating bodies for military-civil fusion, such as the Inter-ministerial Coordination Group for the Construction of a Military-Civilian Integration and Military-Civilian Weapon Equipment Research and Production System (军民结合 ...
China Maritime Militia (CMM) is a subset of China's national militia. The CMM trains with and supports the People's Liberation Army Navy and the China Coast Guard in tasks including: [1] safeguarding maritime claims; protecting fisheries; logistics; search and rescue (SAR) surveillance and reconnaissance
General Office Director: Cai Qi Office of the General Secretary Chief: Cai Qi Central Guard Bureau. Central Guard Unit; Office of the Central Secrecy Commission; Organization Department
The recorded military history of China extends from about 2200 BC to the present day. This history can be divided into the military history of China before 1912 , when a revolution overthrew the imperial state, and the period of the Republic of China Army and the People's Liberation Army .