The following is the Sept. 4, 2025, Congressional Research Service report to Congress, China Primer: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA). From the Report The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) serves the Communist Party of China (CPC), the ruling party of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China). The PLA was established in 1927 during the rise of the CPC and China’s civil war and predates the founding of the PRC in 1949. Since 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has referred to China as the “pacing challenge” for the U.S. military. For a quarter-century, Congress has formally monitored the
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