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Background   Introduction to PLA Forces   The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is composed of three service branches - the Army, Navy and Air Force - as well as the Second Artillery Force. The Army comprises infantry, artillery, armored, engineering, communications, anti-chemical warfare and army aviation units. The Navy comprises surface, submarine, naval aviation, coastal defense and marine corps units. The Air Force comprises aviation, surface-to-air missile, anti-aircraft artillery, radar, and airborne units. The Second Artillery Force is composed of strategic and conventional missile units and operates independently from other branches of China's armed forces. more Official Documents   - China's National Defense in 2010 (I) - China's National Defense in 2010 (II) Recommended Book   Inside the Aircraft Carrier An experienced military expert publishes books to raise public awareness of the aircraft carrier

Timeline

August 1, 1927 Nanchang Uprising; Zhu De & Zhou Enlai form new army October 1927 Mao Zedong names forces Workers and Peasants Red Army July 11, 1933 August 1 designated Army Day October 1935 Long March ends November 11, 1948 All CPC forces designated People's Liberation Army April 14, 1950 PLA Navy established May 1965 Formal military ranking abolished October 1, 1988 Ranking system reinstated December 21, 1999 Macau's return to China; PLA Macau Garrison assumes defensive responsibilities August 1, 2012 The PLA 85th anniversary September 9, 1927 Mao Zedong leads Autumn Harvest Uprising April 1928 Mao Zedong's Red Army Zhu's forces join in Jinggang Mountains March 1934 Long March begins August, 1937 CPC Eighth Route Army and KMT New Fourth Army form Second United Front against Japan November 11, 1949 PLA Air Force established September 1955 Formal military ranking system instated July 1966 Strategic missile troops established; named Second Artillery Forces July 1, 1997 Hong Kong's return to China; PLA Hong Kong Garrison assumes defensive responsibilities October 10-11, 2002 China-Kyrgyz joint military drill; first joint drill with foreign army August 1, 1927 Nanchang Uprising; Zhu De & Zhou Enlai form new army October 1927 Mao Zedong names forces Workers and Peasants Red Army July 11, 1933 August 1 designated Army Day October 1935 Long March ends November 11, 1948 All CPC forces designated People's Liberation Army April 14, 1950 PLA Navy established May 1965 Formal military ranking abolished October 1, 1988 Ranking system reinstated December 21, 1999 Macau's return to China; PLA Macau Garrison assumes defensive responsibilities August 1, 2012 The PLA 85th anniversary September 9, 1927 Mao Zedong leads Autumn Harvest Uprising April 1928 Mao Zedong's Red Army Zhu's forces join in Jinggang Mountains March 1934 Long March begins August, 1937 CPC Eighth Route Army and KMT New Fourth Army form Second United Front against Japan November 11, 1949 PLA Air Force established September 1955 Formal military ranking system instated July 1966 Strategic missile troops established; named Second Artillery Forces July 1, 1997 Hong Kong's return to China; PLA Hong Kong Garrison assumes defensive responsibilities October 10-11, 2002 China-Kyrgyz joint military drill; first joint drill with foreign army

Opinion more Liu Feng'an Collaboration on the Seas The first joint naval drill marks a new level of military cooperation between China and Russia Feng Changhong Building a New Military Relationship China and the United States should take joint efforts to improve ties between their armed forces

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