People's Liberation Army Ground Force

People's Liberation Army Ground Force
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
中国人民解放军陆军
	Emblem of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Founded	1 August 1927
Country	China
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Type	Army
Role	Land warfare
Size	960,000 active personnel (2025)
Part of	People's Liberation Army
Headquarters	Central Military Commission
Mottos	"Serve the people!" (Chinese: 为人民服务); "Follow the Party! Fight to win! Forge exemplary conduct!" (Chinese: 听党指挥、能打胜仗、作风优良)
Colors	Red; Green
March	March of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Anniversaries	1 August annually
Equipment	List of PLAGF equipment
Engagements	Chinese Civil War (1927-37, 1945-49); Second Sino Japanese War (1937-45); Korean War (1950-53); Campaign at the China–Burma border (1960-61); Sino-Indian War (1962); Vietnam War (1962-75); Nathu La and Cho La clashes (1967); Sino-Soviet border conflict (1969); Sino-Vietnamese War (1979); Sino-Vietnamese conflicts 1979-90 (1979-90); 1999 East Timorese crisis; Northern Mali conflict (2012–23); South Sudanese Civil War (2013-20); 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes (2020–21);
Commanders
Commander	General Li Qiaoming
Political Commissar	General Chen Hui
Chief of Staff	General Cai Zhijun
Insignia
Symbol
Flag
Sleeve badge
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	中國人民解放軍陸軍
Simplified Chinese	中国人民解放军陆军
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Lùjūn
Bopomofo	ㄓㄨㄥˉ ㄍㄨㄛˊ　ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ　ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄩㄣˉ　ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣˉ
Wade–Giles	Chung1-kuo2 Jen2-min2 Chieh3-fang4-chün1 Lu4-chün1
Tongyong Pinyin	Jongguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Lùjūn
Yale Romanization	Jūnggwó Rénmín Jyěfàngjyūn Lùhjyūn
IPA	[ʈʂʊ́ŋkwǒ ɻə̌nmǐn tɕjèfâŋtɕýn lûtɕýn]
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjing	ژْوڭقُو رِنْمِنْجِيَ فَانْجُنْ لُوجُنْ
Wu
Suzhounese	Tsōnkóq Gnínmín Kǎevònciūn Lòhciūn
Hakka
Romanization	Chûng-koet Ngìn-mìn Ká-fong Kién-liuk Kién
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 gaai2 fong3 gwan1 luk6 gwan1
IPA	[tsʊŋ˥kʷɔk̚˧ jɐn˩mɐn˩ kaj˧˥fɔŋ˧kʷɐn˥ lʊk̚˨kʷɐn˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tiong-kok Lîn-bîn Kiat-hòng-kun La̍k-kun
Tâi-lô	Tiong-kok Lîn-bîn Kiat-hòng-kun La̍k-kun

The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF), also referred to as the PLA Army, is the land warfare service branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and also its largest and oldest branch. The PLAGF traces its lineage to 1927 as the Chinese Red Army; however, it was not officially established until 1948.