==Central Military Commission - People's Liberation Army==
==Central Military Commission - People's Liberation Army==
:{{See also|People's Liberation Army}}
:{{See also|People's Liberation Army}}
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The PLA’s Central Military Commission is of equivalent rank to the State Council, China’s cabinet, meaning it is not under the civilian control of the State Council.
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The People's Liberation Army (PLA), with well over 2 million active personnel and more than 500,000 reserves, is not a national army belonging to the state. Rather, it serves as the Party’s armed wing. The PLA’s Central Military Commission is of equivalent rank to the State Council, China’s cabinet, meaning it is not under the civilian control of the State Council.
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The Party’s Central Military Commission (CMC) exercises unified command over China’s armed forces, consisting of the active and reserve forces of China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army; a paramilitary force, the People’s Armed Police Force (PAP); and a militia.