Under the old system, a field army consisted of three partially motorized infantry divisions and two regiments of artillery and anti-aircraft artillery.
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Regional forces consisted of 73 divisions of border defense and garrison troops plus 140 independent regiments. Main forces included about 35 group armies, comprising 118 infantry divisions, 13 armored divisions, and 33 artillery and antiaircraft artillery divisions, plus 71 independent regiments and 21 independent battalions of mostly support troops. It provided a good conventional defense, but in 1987 had only limited offensive potential and was poorly equipped for nuclear, biological, or chemical warfare.
The PLA ground forces consist of conventionally armed main and regional units, which in 1987 made up over 70 percent of the PLA.
It appears that twenty per cent or even more of the seventy new armies were disestablished up to 1953 in 1952 alone, the 3rd, 4th, 10th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Armies were disbanded. While some, such as the 1st Army, survived for over fifty years, a number were quickly amalgamated and disestablished in the early 1950s. In February 1949, the existing large number of armies and divisions were regularised into up to seventy armies of three divisions each. Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook.See also: Military history of China before 1911 You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. Google Maps, accessed July 26, Distance from Henan to Rizhao Our fact-check sources:ĬNN Business, July 11, China crushes mass protest by bank depositors demanding their life savings backĪgoda, accessed July 26, Hanting Hotel Rizhao Railway StationĪssociated Press, July 22, Video of tanks shows Chinese military exercise, not bank barricadeįrance 24 Observers, July 21, Did the Chinese government really deploy tanks to suppress protesters in Henan province? The cities are more than 300 miles apart. The video was captured in Rizhao the bank protest have taken place in Henan. The France 24 Observers team reached out to the Jinjian Inn on the same street and was told the same thing.įact check: Unclear whether armored vehicle shown crushing car in Kyiv is RussianĪs reported by the France 24 Observer, the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration had released an announcement that large-scale military activities would be taking place in the Yellow Sea region bordering Rizhao between July 14 and 16.īased on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that a video shows Chinese tanks being deployed to repress bank protests. When an Associated Press reporter called the front desk at the Ji Hotel, a staff member said the tanks passed the building on July 17 as part of an annual military exercise. Rizhao is more than 300 miles away from Henan. They match the nighttime appearance of the Ji Hotel, also known as the Hanting Hotel Rizhao Railways Station, in Rizhao. The bright yellow lights of a hotel can be seen in the background of the video. USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the claim for comment. Other viral iterations have been published on Facebook and Twitter.Ĭontext clues in the video prove it was captured in Rizhao, China, however, not Henan, where the bank protests have taken place. The video garnered more than 2,000 likes in its first five days of being posted on the platform. Follow us on Facebook! Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks
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