National Security of The People's Republic of China - Paramilitary Forces

Paramilitary Forces

The principal paramilitary organization is the People's Armed Police Force. There are militia forces of indeterminate strength under the control of the Chinese Communist Party] (CCP). Once a critical part of Mao Zedong’s "people's war" strategy, militia units are no longer an essential part of China’s military and have mostly disbanded.

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