People's Armed Police
The People's Armed Police Force (PAP) is a paramilitary police force primarily responsible for law enforcement and internal security nationwide during peacetime. In time of war, the PAP would be used as light infantry to support the PLA. According to the constitution of the PRC, the PAP is one the three integral elements of the Chinese armed forces, along with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the militia and reserve forces. The China's National Defence White Paper published in 2006 claimed that the total strength of the PAP was 660,000 people.
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