e-magazine
The Hot Zone
China's newly announced air defense identification zone over the East China Sea aims to shore up national security
Current Issue
· Table of Contents
· Editor's Desk
· Previous Issues
· Subscribe to Mag
Subscribe Now >>
Expert's View
World
Nation
Business
Finance
Market Watch
Legal-Ease
North American Report
Forum
Government Documents
Expat's Eye
Health
Science/Technology
Lifestyle
Books
Movies
Backgrounders
Special
Photo Gallery
Blogs
Reader's Service
Learning with
'Beijing Review'
E-mail us
RSS Feeds
PDF Edition
Web-magazine
Reader's Letters
Make Beijing Review your homepage
Hot Links

cheap eyeglasses
Market Avenue
eBeijing

Timeline
Special> 85th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army> Timeline
UPDATED: July 30, 2012
Timeline of People's Liberation Army over Eight Decades
Share

August 1, 1927

The national revolutionary troops, headed by Chinese Communist Party leaders Zhu De and Zhou Enlai, led the Nanchang Uprising in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, where they declared to the public that a new army was being created to fight for a New China.

September 9, 1927

Mao Zedong led the Autumn Harvest Uprising in Hunan Province. In October, the troops arrived at Jinggang Mountain where Mao decided to name them the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army - the military arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC). In April 1928, the troops led by Mao Zedong and Zhu De joined forces in Jinggang Mountains to protect their new revolutionary base.

July 11, 1933

The New China Soviet Republic Provisional Government fixed August 1 as Army Day.

March 1934-October 1935

The Red Army embarked on the Long March.

August 1937

The Red Army joined the Kuomintang forces as the Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army when the Kuomintang and CPC forged a united front for the second time to fight the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

November 11, 1948

All military forces under the CPC leadership were officially named the People's Liberation Army.

November 11, 1949

The Air Force of the PLA was established.

April 14, 1950

The Navy of the PLA was established.

September 1955

The system of military ranks was formally introduced into the PLA, but it was abolished in May 1965.

July 1966

The strategic missile troops of the PLA were established, which is also coded as the Second Artillery Forces.

October 1, 1988

The system of military ranks was re-introduced into the PLA.

July 1, 1997

The PLA Hong Kong Garrison assumed defense responsibility in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

December 21, 1999

The PLA Macau Garrison took on its defense responsibility in the Macao Special Administrative Region.

October 10-11, 2002

China and Kyrghyz held a joint military drill, the first time that the PLA held a drill with a foreign army.

Since 1950, the PLA has undergone restructuring and personnel reductions 10 times, from an infantry army of 5.5 million to 10 modernized combat branches today comprised of 2.3 million men and women.

(Source: China Daily)



 
Top Story
-Protecting Ocean Rights
-Partners in Defense
-Fighting HIV+'s Stigma
-HIV: Privacy VS. Protection
-Setting the Tone
Most Popular
 
About BEIJINGREVIEW | About beijingreview.com | Rss Feeds | Contact us | Advertising | Subscribe & Service | Make Beijing Review your homepage
Copyright Beijing Review All right reserved