Chinese Army

Two modern armies have been known in English as the Chinese Army:

  • People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China
  • Republic of China Army (on Taiwan), which succeeded the National Revolutionary Army in 1947

For Chinese armies before 1912, see:

  • Military history of China (pre-1911)

Famous quotes containing the word army:

    “We have nothing to fear from our foes; God keeps a standing army for that service; but we have no ally against our Friends, those ruthless Vandals.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)