People's Liberation Army (China)

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Defense Sec. Robert Gates meets Gen. Ma Xiaotian of PLA Air Force.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates greets Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Cao Gangchuan in Beijing, China

General Guo Boxiong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China meets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Beijing, China.

General Xu Caihou, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China meets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Washington D.C.

Admiral Timothy J. Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, is greeted by Gen. Chen Bingde, director of the Peoples Liberation Army General Staff, before a meeting with military and government officials.

Admiral Wu Shengli, Commander-in-Chief of the People's Liberation Army Navy, renders honors during a welcoming ceremony for Adm. Gary Roughead, United States Chief of Naval Operations, while visiting PLA Navy headquarters in Beijing.

Lt. Gen. Zhang Qinsheng, deputy chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army meets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in 2007 in Singapore.

Type 98 tank

Type 98 tank

Type 98

Type 63/YW531 Armoured personnel carrier

Destroyer Harbin (DD 112)

Guided missile destroyer Shenzhen (DDG 167)

Submarine carried on SS Sea Tal

The Guangzhou in Cádiz (Spain) (Sept 2007)

J-8

Shenyang J-8 II B

Su-27

J-8 II F

Flag of the PLA

Ground Force Flag

Naval Ensign

Airforce Flag

PLA Symbol (Gradient)

PLA Symbol (Standard)

PLA Symbol (B&W)

Chinese Military Regions

Range of Chinese medium range missiles

Medium and Intercontinental Range Ballistic Missiles