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2021 established in 1927, the PLA is the military arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which oversees the PLA through its Central Military Commission; the Central Military Commission is China s top military decision making body China s internal security forces consist primarily of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the Ministry of State Security (MSS), the People s Armed Police (PAP), and the militia; the PLA support the internal security forces as necessary: the MPS controls the civi
2022 established in 1927, the PLA is the military arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which oversees the PLA through its Central Military Commission; the Central Military Commission is China s top military decision making body the PRC's internal security forces consist primarily of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) , the Ministry of State Security (MSS) , the People s Armed Police (PAP) , and the militia ; the PLA support the internal security forces as necessary: the MPS controls th
2023 established in 1927, the PLA is the military arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which oversees the PLA through its Central Military Commission; the Central Military Commission is China s top military decision making body the PLA is the World s largest military; its primary responsibility is external security but it also has some domestic security duties; China s stated defense policy includes safeguarding sovereignty, security, and development interests while emphasizing a greater
2024 established in 1927, the PLA is the military arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which oversees the PLA through its Central Military Commission; the Central Military Commission (CMC) is China s top military decision making body the PLA is the world s largest military; its primary responsibility is external security but it also has some domestic security duties; China s stated defense policy includes safeguarding sovereignty, security, and development interests while emphasizing a gr
2025 the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the world s largest military; the PLA's primary responsibility is external security but it also has some domestic security duties; China s stated defense policy includes safeguarding sovereignty, security, and development interests while emphasizing a greater global role for the PLA; the PLA conducts air, counterspace, cyber, electronic warfare, joint, land, maritime, missile, nuclear, and space operations; it trains regularly, including multinational and mu