| − | The '''People's Liberation Army''' is the ground force made up of infantry and mobilized armored units of the [[People's Republic of China]]. It is the largest employer in the world, consisting of 2,250,000 active soldiers and 7,024,000 total available troops.{{fact}} | + | The '''People's Liberation Army'''(PLA) is the ground force made up of infantry and mobilized armored units of the [[People's Republic of China]]. It is the largest employer in the world, consisting of 2,250,000 active soldiers and 7,024,000 total available troops.{{fact}} |
| − | It was founded August 1, 1927 during the [[Nanchang Uprising]]. This Army brutally suppressed unarmed, peaceful demonstrators during the [[Tiananmen Square massacre|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]]. | + | It was founded August 1, 1927 during the [[Nanchang Uprising]]. This Army brutally suppressed unarmed, peaceful demonstrators during the [[Tiananmen Square massacre|Tiananmen Square protests of 1989] as well as loads of other massacres accross China during 1989 according to the book "[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MXVYAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+People%27s+Republic+of+Amnesia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieobirt8PoAhWFwuYKHRIdDDwQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=The%20People's%20Republic%20of%20Amnesia&f=false The People's Republic of Amnesia]" by journalist Lousia Lin. |