The PLA at Home and Abroad - Strategic Studies Institute - U.S. Army

sonnel, and major Chinese units involved. (In nearly
all cases, complete PLA or PAP units did not participate
in these events. Rather, the only elements, i.e., component
parts, of larger units deployed.) Figure 1 charts
the number of exercises by year. Figure 2 enumerates
the training partners; and Figure 3 identifies which
PLA Military Regions or PAP provided the main forces
for the exercises. It is noteworthy that not just “the
best” or “showcase” units in the PLA and PAP have
participated in these exercises.
Figure 1. Yearly Number of Combined Ground
Exercises.
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