The People's Liberation Army Ground Force, also referred to as the PLA Army, is the land warfare service branch of the People's Liberation Army, and also its largest and oldest branch. The PLAGF trace
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace shakes hands with Chinese tankers at Shenyang in 2007
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force in 2011
PLAGF and Oregon National Guard work alongside during a disaster response exercise in 2017
PLAGF infantryman at the International Army Games in 2021
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The People's Liberation Army is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party and the primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China. It consists of four services—Ground Force, Navy, Air Fo
PLA troops entering Beijing in 1949 during the Chinese Civil War
Chinese troops gathered on a T-34/85 or a Type 58 medium tank leaving North Korea in 1958, 5 years after the Korean War ended with an armistice (a ceasefire) in 1953. The banner in the background of the picture bears a slogan (in Chinese) which declares "The Friendship And Unity of the North Korean And Chinese Peoples Are Always Steadfast And Strong!"
Marshal Lin Biao surveying the soldiers during the 10th-anniversary military parade in 1959
The PLA Honor Guard in Beijing, 2007