The People’s Liberation Army, the PLA, marks its 95th anniversary this year.
But, what exactly is the PLA? Here’s the backstory.
The glorious history
Nighty-five years ago, in 1927, the forerunner to the PLA was founded by the Communist Party of China (CPC), amid a reign of “white terror” unleashed by the Kuomintang, in which thousands of communists and their sympathizers were killed.
Originally called the “Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army,” it has played a key role…
