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The Only Official English-Language News Website of the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA), Featuring the Latest and Exclusive News and Information from the Chinese Military, Covering the PLA Army, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, Strategic Support Force...
Oct 29, 2021 · 29 Oct 2021. Shanghai, China – Amid repeated air incursions close to Taiwan, and reports that China has tested hypersonic weapons, the world is paying closer attention to the modernisation of...
Feb 5, 2020 · China’s military, or the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is undergoing massive reforms, and the government is spending more on defense than ever before. President Xi Jinping aims to...
Aug 3, 2021 · Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang. Published August 3, 2021. Available Downloads. Download the Full Report 16907kb. There is no simple way to introduce the challenges that China’s strategic presence and growing civil and military capabilities pose in competing with the United States.
May 8, 2024 · People’s Liberation Army, Unified organization of China’s land, sea, and air forces. It is one of the largest military forces in the world. The People’s Liberation Army traces its roots to the 1927 Nanchang Uprising of the communists against the Nationalists. Initially called the Red Army, it grew.
Dec 7, 2022 · The People's Liberation Army's modernisation programme has seen the commissioning of some impressive military platforms and systems since 2021, but progress in institutional reform and restructuring is less obvious and China's leaders do not yet have complete confidence in their military's war-fighting capabilities. DOWNLOAD THE FULL CHAPTER.
a “world-class” military means, within the context of the PRC’s national strategy it is likely that Beijing will seek to develop a military by mid-century that is equal to—or in some cases superior to—the U.S. military, or that of any other great power that the PRC views as a threat. As this year’s report details,
