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title: "Some Facts About China's military forces"  
description: "The People's Liberation Army is the military arm of the Communist Party of China and the national armed forces of the People's Republic of China. Facts are"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-12-21  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1888/some-facts-about-china-s-military-forces  
category: "international news"  
tags: ["China", "Chinese military forces", "China's military forces", "facts", "China's military forces facts", "Facts China's military forces"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Some Facts About China's military forces

![Some Facts About China s military forces](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62d64a80-6c53-4497-a9f8-02805ebabcd0/images/def3d666-58c0-4dc1-819e-2a6dfa90e7dd.jpeg) ![Some Facts About China s military forces](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62d64a80-6c53-4497-a9f8-02805ebabcd0/images/df40639a-fcef-4d38-a1eb-caf824591eea.jpeg) The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military arm of the Communist Party of China and the national armed forces of the People's Republic of China ![Some Facts About China s military forces](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62d64a80-6c53-4497-a9f8-02805ebabcd0/images/fbeb4e06-ab02-43eb-b600-d8c72ffd6d54.jpeg) The PLA is divided into the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Ground Force, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), ![Some Facts About China s military forces](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62d64a80-6c53-4497-a9f8-02805ebabcd0/images/6bd8b208-8f47-44f9-9d8d-1979acbfaf2c.jpeg) the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF). ![Some Facts About China s military forces](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62d64a80-6c53-4497-a9f8-02805ebabcd0/images/0d1ae5fc-f11e-46a5-b84e-652cdf4d8208.jpeg) The PLA is responsible for defending China's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national interests. ![Some Facts About China s military forces](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62d64a80-6c53-4497-a9f8-02805ebabcd0/images/a3ab227f-3c75-44b2-8d19-66b9ec92f32d.jpeg) The PLA has a modern, well-equipped military with a wide range of advanced weapons systems, including nuclear and conventional missiles, aircraft, etc ![Some Facts About China s military forces](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62d64a80-6c53-4497-a9f8-02805ebabcd0/images/6515d2bc-0015-43db-89c7-1210568d7c03.jpeg) The PLA has undergone significant modernisation and restructuring in recent years, with a focus on developing new capabilities in different areas ![Some Facts About China s military forces](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62d64a80-6c53-4497-a9f8-02805ebabcd0/images/881ea731-6afa-4dcf-b31c-262945c4d172.jpeg) China's military budget is the second-largest in the world, after the United States. ![Some Facts About China s military forces](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62d64a80-6c53-4497-a9f8-02805ebabcd0/images/405e18fd-73f8-4508-a767-0badf3d694a5.jpeg) China is a nuclear-armed state and is believed to possess approximately 300 nuclear warheads.

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