Key Points and Summary – As China prepares for a massive military parade to showcase its rapidly modernizing forces, a deep crisis of leadership is unfolding within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Since 2015, China's president has used this role to implement institutional reforms to the military in order to exert stronger practical and ideological control over the People's Liberation Army ...

Chinese president Xi Jinping is restructuring the People's Liberation Army to enable it to conduct modern warfare and protect China's global interests. Here's a look back at the history of the PLA.

The two top officers in command of China's nuclear forces have both been replaced without explanation. The respective political commissar and operational commander of the People's Liberation Army ...

China’s marine corps is subordinate to the People’s Liberation Army Navy, the report says. As such, it is organized, manned, trained, and equipped by the Chinese navy.

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers assemble during military training at the Pamir Mountains in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, on January 4, 2021.

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will soon launch its third aircraft carrier, a development marking a significant expansion in China’s ability to project global power.

How potent is the People’s Liberation Army? America has never faced a military rival quite like China. Yet according to some experts, the PLA isn’t nearly as powerful as it’s often made out ...

China is building up its People’s Liberation Army and stepping up provocations and military coercion in Asia, including against pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. “Gray zone” warfare ...