DDB-2680-32.84 DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Handbook of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army NOVEMBER 1984Handbook of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army DDB-2680-32-84 Information Cutoff Date: 1 August 1984 ‘This publication supersedes Handbook of the Chinese Armed Forces, 1976 (DD1-2680-32-76) ‘This is a Department of Defense Intelligence Document prepared under an interagency agreement for the Eastern Division, Directorate for Research, Defense Intelligence Ageacy Distribution Statement “This document has been produced for official use within the US Government, and distribution is limited to US Government agencies. Requests for this document from outside the US Government must be referred xo the Defense. Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. 20801-6111PREFACE, This handbook provides a summary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Intended for use as an aid in unit taining, the handbook should prove useful to the individual soldier sailor, airman, and marine, as well as to unit commanders and staffs, ‘The CPLA Handbook isa revised, updated version of the 1976 Handbook of the Chinese Armed Forces. ‘The information and analysis contained herein are based on known Chinese practice and publications up to | August 1984. The effort to modernize and professionalize the CPLA, however, will foster furure changes in the contents and conclusions of this hand. book Questions and comments concerning this publication should be referred in writing to the Delense Intelligence Agency (ATTN: DB-2B), Washington, D.C. 20301-6111. Requests for additional copies should be forwarded through command approval channels, as appropriate to DIA (ATTN: RTS-2A) using DD Form 1142, Interagency Document Request, in accor dance with DIA Manual 89-3, DIA Reference Library