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The 42 pages that link to People's Liberation Army, each with the reason it gives.

• Chinese Civil WarRelated: Its reorganization and battlefield victories turned the Communist movement into the mainland’s ruling power.

• Mao ZedongRelated: Mao relied on the army as a revolutionary force and later as an instrument of political order.

• Cultural RevolutionRelated: The army restored order in many areas after factional conflict escalated.

• People's Republic of ChinaRelated: Its party command distinguishes it from a military institution controlled solely through civilian state offices.

• Chinese Communist RevolutionRelated: Its survival and expansion gave the party an army capable of defeating Nationalist forces.

• Jiang QingRelated: Military leaders and institutions became essential allies and rivals in her political maneuvering.

• 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacreRelated: Army units entered Beijing and suppressed the protests in early June.

• Central Military CommissionRelated: The commission directs the PLA, the largest service within China’s armed forces.

• Huaihai CampaignRelated: Its field armies coordinated the campaign's successive encirclements.

• June Fourth IncidentRelated: Army units entered Beijing and used lethal force to clear protest sites.

• Seventeen Point AgreementRelated: Its advance into Tibet formed the military backdrop to the agreement.

• Whampoa Military AcademyRelated: Several academy-trained officers later held senior positions in its predecessor forces.

• Gang of FourRelated: Military leaders became decisive allies and opponents in the power struggle surrounding the group.

• 2008 Sichuan earthquakeRelated: Military personnel were deployed for rescue, transport, and relief operations.

• HuaweiRelated: Huawei’s founder previously served as an engineer in the military; this history later fueled scrutiny of the company.

• Sino-Vietnamese WarRelated: Its units crossed the border, fought in northern Vietnam, and later withdrew.

• Ren ZhengfeiRelated: Ren served as an engineer in the PLA before entering business.

• Chinese annexation of TibetRelated: Its advance into Tibet supplied the military pressure behind negotiations.

• Nie RongzhenRelated: Nie held senior command posts as the revolutionary army became the state’s armed forces.

• Yang ShangkunRelated: Yang served in Communist revolutionary organizations before the founding of the PRC.

• 2020–2021 China–India skirmishesRelated: Its Western Theater Command deployed forces in the confrontations opposite India.

• Campaign to Suppress CounterrevolutionariesRelated: Military and security organs helped suppress armed resistance and pursue suspected opponents.

• Ngapoi Ngawang JigmeRelated: Its 1950 advance into eastern Tibet preceded Ngapoi’s negotiations with the central government.

• Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tungRelated: The army first compiled and distributed the quotations for political study.

• Tibetan uprisingRelated: Its presence in Tibet intensified tensions that preceded the revolt.