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The People's Liberation Army Navy [a], also known as the People's Navy, PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy, is the naval warfare branch of the People's Liberation Army, the standing armed force of the People's Republic of China. As of 2024, it is the second-largest navy in the world (behind the United States Navy) in terms of total displacement ...
- Surface Force
The People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force is the...
- Second Largest Navy in The World
States marked 'TC' are widely considered technologically...
- Naval Air Force
History. Historically, the PLANAF's main role has been to...
- Aircraft Carriers
Types of carriers French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle...
- Weaponry
Naval weaponry of the People's Liberation Army Navy. The...
- Marine Corps
The People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC),...
- People's Liberation Army
Until the early 1990s, the PLA Navy (PLAN) performed a...
- Surface Force
The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious transport docks, landing ships, tank, landing ships, medium, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, missile boats, submarine chasers, gunboats, mine countermeasures vessels, replenishment oilers ...
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PLAN headquarters is subordinate to the PLA General Staff Department and the Chairman of the Central Military Committee . Information current as of March 2007 1. Commander-in-Chief of the Navy: Admiral Wu Shengli 1. Political Commissar of the Navy: Admiral Miao Hua Deputy Commanders: 1. Ding Yiping 2. Jin Mao 3. Shen Binyi 4. Wang Yucheng 5. Zhang ...
North Sea FleetMajor bases: Qingdao (HQ), Huludao, Jianggezhuang, Guzhen Bay, Lushun, Xiaopingdao. Minor bases: Weihai Wei, Qingshan, Luda, Lianyungang, Ling Shan, Ta Ku Shan, Changshandao, Liuzhuang, Dayuanjiadun, Dalian East Sea FleetMajor bases: Ningbo (HQ), Zhoushan, Shanghai, Daxie, Fujian. Minor bases: Zhenjiangguan, Wusong, Xinxiang, Wenzhou...
The PLAN is organised into five branches: 1. People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force 2. People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force 3. People's Liberation Army Navy Coastal Defense Force 4. People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force 5. People's Liberation Army Marine Corps
For the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the biggest surprise of 2023 was the end-of-year announcement that Admiral Dong Jun, chief of the PLA Navy (PLAN), had been appointed as the 14th Minister of Defense. 1 News of Admiral Dong’s appointment was overshadowed in Western media by the mystery surrounding the removal of his predecessor, Army ...
