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}}
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The '''People's Liberation Army''' ('''PLA''') is controlled by the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and is one of the few militaries in the world that belong to a party rather than the State. It is a tool used to sustain the Chinese Communist Party’s control over China.
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Despite its misleading name, the PLA is not controlled by the Chinese people but by its Communist regime, and its objective is not about "liberating" anyone, but about serving as the [[Chinese Communist Party]]'s unquestioning enforcers and brutally subjugating China's population under Communist rule.
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It is the largest employer in the world, consisting of 2,250,000 active soldiers and 7,024,000 total available troops.{{fact}}