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Article: 79th Founding Anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- July 28, 2006
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THE Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRoC) includes an army, navy, air force, and strategic nuclear forces. Its 2.25-million strong force makes the PLA the largest standing army in the world.
Established on August 1, 1927, as the military arm of the Communist Party of China, it was originally named the Red Army, under the leadership of Zhu De and Zhou Enlai. During the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937 to 1945, the Red Army was nominally integrated into the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China forming the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. At this time, the Red Army used primarily guerrilla ...