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A look at China’s military Although the People’s Liberation Army has no history of meddling in domestic politics, it did help the Communist Party win control of China.
Jan. 14, 1942
A Chinese tank, camouflaged with bamboo to protect it from Japanese planes, moves across a wooden bridge during an attack somewhere in China during World War II.
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Nov. 2, 1944
Sgt. P.O. Gibson, left, of San Angelo, Tex., and L.J.A. Itaples of Fargo, N.D., instruct Chinese soldiers in the use of the bayonet. The instruction of Chinese soldiers in the use of modern military weapons was one of the important functions of the Y-Force, Military Mission to China, in World War II.
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May 28, 1945
Chinese troops, with the recapture of the big inland treaty port of Nanning in China’s “deep south,” achieved an important victory in World War II, cutting Japan’s vital overland highway lifeline to Southeast Asia. Here, Chinese forces listen to a speech by Gen. Chen Ming Yun in China.
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1949
A brigade of soldiers of the Chinese communist army is shown during the civil war between nationalist and communist forces.
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April 26, 1984
President Ronald Reagan and Chinese President Li Xiannian review a military honor guard on Reagan’s arrival in Beijing.
David Kennerly
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June 6, 1989
Bicycle commuters pass through a tunnel in Beijing while military tanks are positioned on an overpass two days after the Tiananmen Square massacre. A slogan on the wall at left reads, “Strike down martial law.”
Vincent Yu
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March 25, 1996
Chinese soldiers and tanks stage a mock attack on an enemy position during joint land, sea and air military exercises organized by the Nanjing Military Command in the Taiwan Strait.
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May 16, 1997
Military police dressed as "rioters" try to break through a police cordon during an illegal immigration drill in Shenzhen, China, which borders Hong Kong. The exercise, the largest since the communists took over China, was held to prepare for a possible mass influx of illegal immigrants from the mainland into Hong Kong, which returned to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997.
Raymond Chow
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Feb. 8, 1996
Naval vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army sail during an exercise off Shenzhen City in southwestern Guangdong province.
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Aug. 1, 1997
Soldiers from the third company of Beijing's Military Command go through training exercises near the Chinese capital in the buildup to celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. In a speech marking the anniversary, Chinese President Jiang Zemin urged the military to improve its technology and learn “modern warfare.”
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Oct. 1, 1999
Chinese soldiers march in Tiananmen Square in Beijing during a miliary parade marking the 50th anniversary of modern China. The Communist Party's $36 million celebration showcased the nation's growing military might and its rapid economic progress.
Greg Baker
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April 30, 2003
Chinese military police wear masks to protect against the deadly SARS virus as they march in front of Beijing's Tiananmen Gate.
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March 8, 2004
Military police officers march through Beijing's Tiananmen Square before a session of China's parliament, the National People's Congress.
Greg Baker
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Sept. 3, 2005
An officer straightens out a Chinese soldier's hat as thousands gather to pay their respects in Tiananmen Square in Beijing at a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Elizabeth Dalziel
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Aug. 24, 2005
A Chinese amphibious military vehicle from a landing ship rushes to a beachhead in an amphibious landing drill during the third phase of the Chinese-Russian “Peace Mission 2005” joint military exercise, held on China's Shandong Peninsula.
Zha Chunming
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Xinhua News Agency via AP
Aug. 24, 2005
A Chinese fighter plane fires at ground targets in an amphibious landing drill during the third phase of the Chinese-Russian ”Peace Mission 2005” joint military exercise, held on China's Shandong Peninsula.
Li Gang
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Xinhua News Agency via AP
June 24, 2006
Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, greets an officer during his meeting with representatives to a national military training conference in Beijing.
Wang Jianmin
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July 25, 2006
Chinese paramilitary soldiers train in Shanghai during preparations to mark Army Day, the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Liberation Army.
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Nov. 23, 2006
New military recruits prepare to board a train at the railway station in Taiyuan in China's Shanxi province before leaving for Tibet. Four hundred new recruits from the province were to be stationed in Tibet for two years.
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July 30, 2007
Soldiers from the People's Liberation Army's 196th Infantry Brigade demonstrate their martial arts skills during a military performance at their base in Tianjin, China.
Andy Wong
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July 28, 2009
People's Liberation Army soldiers take part in a military exercise in Beijing.
Elizabeth Dalziel
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Aug. 3, 2010
Soldiers take part in a military drill code-named “Vanguard-2010” in Jinan, in China’s Shandong province.
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Xinhua News Agency via Reuters
Jan. 9, 2012
Officers adjust the uniform of an honor guard as they prepare for the arrival of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Beijing.
Andy Wong
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March 3, 2012
A conductor of the Chinese military band rehearses before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
Ng Han Guan
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