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People's Liberation Army

noun

  1. Huk1
  2. the name of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
  3. a rebel army or army of liberation in any of various other countries.


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Maung Saungkha, the leader of the Bamar People's Liberation Army, told Reuters news agency that his group is "not interested in this offer".

From BBC

Last year, China replaced two leaders of the People's Liberation Army's Rocket Force unit - the elite unit managing its nuclear arsenal - over corruption allegations.

From BBC

The United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand — an intelligence-sharing partnership known as the Five Eyes — said in a bulletin that China’s People’s Liberation Army was trying to tap the “skills and expertise of these individuals” to improve its own air operations.

“To overcome their shortcomings, China’s People’s Liberation Army has been aggressively recruiting Western military talent to train their aviators, using private firms around the globe that conceal their P.L.A. ties and offer recruits exorbitant salaries,” said Michael C. Casey, the director of the U.S.

Admiral Dong became defense minister late last year after his predecessor abruptly disappeared, apparently caught up in expanding inquiries into corruption or other misdeeds in the People’s Liberation Army.

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