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The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) () is the military of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is the largest standing army in the world and is also the largest employer in the world, with 2.25 million troops (3.25 million if active paramilitary personnel are counted), and includes naval, air, and strategic nuclear forces. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927, as the military arm of the Communist Party of China, and was named the Red Army until June 1946. The People's Liberation Army's insignia consists of a round device with a red star bearing the Chinese characters for "Eight One" referring to August 1 (Chinese:八一, Pinyin: bā yī), the date of the 1927 Nanchang Uprising, surrounded by wheat ears and cog wheels.

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  • The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) () is the military of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is the largest standing army in the world and is also the largest employer in the world, with 2.25 million troops (3.25 million if active paramilitary personnel are counted), and includes naval, air, and strategic nuclear forces. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927, as the military arm of the Communist Party of China, and was named the Red Army until June 1946. The People's Liberation Army's insignia consists of a round device with a red star bearing the Chinese characters for "Eight One" referring to August 1 (Chinese:八一, Pinyin: bā yī), the date of the 1927 Nanchang Uprising, surrounded by wheat ears and cog wheels.
  • People's Liberation Army is the term used to define the military forces of the People's Republic of Zhongnanhai. However, it is commonly used to identify just the ground forces. The PLA is a voluntary fighting force, but students who are preparing to go to college/universities are required a 3 week course in militia training. Also written in the constitution it is stated that "It is the duty of all citizens of Zhongnanhai to protect the glorious motherland" which is used by the party as a statement that conscription is a constitutional act. Recruits must be 18 years of age to register.
  • The People's Liberation Front is a faction on Elpis found in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel as a mission provider for the mission, To Arms!. It is an organization of people lead by Papa Crust, whom are disenfranchised with the politics going on around them and believe that the people should be the ones with political power.
  • The People's Liberation Army (PLA) was an illegal branch of the Coburan Socialist People's Party. After its dissolution in 3283, thousands of its ex-members still fought against the totalitarian regime at the time.
  • The PLA is the world's largest military force, with approximately 3 million members, and has the world's largest (active) standing army.
  • The People's Liberation Army is China's Army.
  • The People's Liberation Army was the unified military force of the People's Republic of China, comprising both the ground units of the Chinese Army and naval forces of the Chinese Navy. It was involved in numerous battles during the Resource Wars, and ultimately retaliated with nuclear force during the last days of the Great War.
  • The People's Liberation Army (Chinese: 中国人民解放军) is the official name of the Chinese armed forces. Founded in 1921 under the control of Communist Party of China, they participated in the Chinese Civil War, extended over certain periods between 1927 to 1950. As the PLA was victorious over the Republic of China's forces, the Communist Party of China took control officially in 1949 and created the People's Republic of China. From there on out, the PLA became the main military force of the PRC. Presently, it consists of 5 branches: the Ground Force, the Navy, the Air Force, the Second Artillery Corps and the Armed Police. It currently has the largest number of active personnel in the world at 2.3 million soldiers.
  • The People's Liberation Army is the collective armed forces of the People's Republic of China and have appeared in both Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.
  • The People's liberation Army, more commonly known as the PLA, is a multiplayer kg in Live and Die 4: Rising Action. It is the Chinese in multiplayer.
  • The People's Liberation Army made up the armed forces of China before the Great War. The PLA consisted of three branches - The ground forces, navy, and air force. Operational from 1927 to 2077, the PLA was a force to be reckoned with, feared by even the most powerful of nations, and rivaled only by the United States military.
  • The People's Liberation Army was the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China, established in 1927. Dr. Changming Weng served in the People's Army from 1959 to 1965, when he defected to the United States of America. (TOS - Star Trek: Assignment: Earth comic: "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns")
  • The People's Liberation Army (PLA; ) is the military of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and was established on August 1, 1927 as the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army. August 1 is celebrated annually as PLA Day. The modern PLA consists of four professional service branches: the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, the People's Liberation Army Navy, the People's Liberation Army Air Force and the Second Artillery Corps. It is the world's largest military force, with a strength of approximately 2,285,000 personnel, about 0.18% of the country's population. The People's Liberation Army's insignia consists of a roundel with a red star bearing the Chinese characters for Eight One, referring to August 1 (), the date of the 1927 Nanchang Uprising.
  • The People's Liberation Army, also known as the PLA, was the military force of the government of China. In 1989, the PLA was used to end a pro-democracy demonstration at Tianamen Square, resulting in numerous deaths as demonstrators were crushed underneath tanks. Some were also shot at. Annie Littleton was a witness to the event, and as a condition of her emigration to the United States, she was not allowed to discuss what she saw.
  • Die People's Liberation Army (chinesisch 中國人民解放軍 / 中国人民解放军, Zhōnggúo Rénmín Jiěfàng Jūn, deutsch Volksbefreiungsarmee) sind die Streitkräfte der Volksrepublik China. China ist eine spielbare Fraktion in Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat und Battlefield 4. 1951 besetzte China Tibet und partizipierte, mehr oder weniger direkt, im Ersten Indochinakrieg (1946-1954), im Koreakrieg (1950-1953), im Vietnamkrieg (1955-1975), im Indisch-Chinesischen Grenzkrieg (1962) und im Chinesisch-Vietnamesischen Krieg (1979).
  • The People's Liberation Army (PLA) was the armed forces of the People's Republic of China. With two and a half million enlisted personnel, it was the largest military force in the world. At the age of seventeen, Anh Hsu joined the PLA and quickly rose through the ranks. (Vanishing Point)
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