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PLA rapidly modernizing, but still lacking, MAC says • Feb. 9, 2025, 2:05 AM ET (Taipei Times)
PLA targets top brass in loyalty education campaign after high-level purges • Feb. 8, 2025, 2:52 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

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Also Known As PLA • Chinese Red Army • Red Army

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Lin Biao
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Zhu De
Chinese military leader
Ye Jianying
Chinese politician