Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)
    The People's Liberation Army is a people's army founded and led by the Communist Party of China with the sacred duty of safeguarding China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and guarding against external aggression.
    Founded on August 1, 1927, PLA experienced the stages of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, and adopted the present name in October 1946. It participated in the Agrarian Revolutionary War (1927-1937), the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the Liberation War (1945-1949).
    Since the founding of New China in 1949, the PLA has developed from the single ground force into composite armed forces, including the navy, air force and technical arms equipped with advanced weapons.
General Departments of PLA:
     Headquarters of the General Staff
     General Logistics Department
     General Political Department
     General Armament Department
Military Area Commands of PLA:
     Beijing Military Area Command
     Shenyang Military Area Command
     Ji'nan Military Area Command
     Nanjing Military Area Command
     Guangzhou Military Area Command
     Chengdu Military Area Command
     Lanzhou Military Area Command
PLA Garrison Units:
     Beijing Garrison
     Shanghai Garrison
     Tianjin Garrison
     Central Guards Regiment