Conscription in China

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) began as an all-volunteer force in 1947. In 1955, following the establishment of the People's Republic of China, as part of an effort to modernize the PLA, the first Military Service Law created a system of compulsory military service. Since the late 1970s, the Chinese conscription laws mandate a hybrid system that combines conscripts and volunteers. Due to sufficient volunteer recruitment, mandatory military service has not been enacted in China since 1949.

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