Portraits of a Rising Military Power

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Portraits of a Rising Military Power​

Photos of the PLA and its rivals.

Chinese paramilitary police march in formation on a Tiananmen Square closed off for the annual meeting of the National People's Congress.

A member of the Chinese Air Force mans his position following a military air show near the city of Tianjin that featured Chinese J-10 fighter jets performing acrobatic maneuvers.

Chinese students dressed in camouflage take part in a fire drill prior to the start of a new semester at Peking University in Beijing

Chinese soldiers unfurl the national flag in front of the Chinese pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 on Oct. 1, the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Chinese "special police" show off their skills during a drill in Beijing​

 

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A man sitting next to People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers yawns on the first day of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai

Chinese soldiers undergo winter training at a military camp in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province

Chinese soldiers stand in line at the World Expo 2010

A pedestrian walks past a billboard image of PLA members marching during 60th-anniversary celebrations for China's ruling Communist Party.

PLA soldiers direct visitors arriving at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai​

 

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A PLA soldier stops photographs from being taken outside a hotel believed to be hosting delegates to the Chinese Communist Party's annual meeting in Beijing

A paramilitary guard mans his position on Tiananmen Square in front of the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong on a snowy morning in Beijing​

 

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A Taiwanese soldier sits inside a locally made CM-11 tank during a drill in Hukou in January. This year the United States approved $6.4 billion in weapons sales to Taiwan to help counter China's growing military.

Vietnamese soldiers march in front of the mausoleum of late President Ho Chi Minh during a military parade held in Hanoi.

Chinese rescue soldiers stand on rubble near the site of a devastating earthquake in Jiegu, Yushu County. The Chinese government undertook the mass cremation of hundreds of earthquake victims due to sanitation fears after hope dimmed of finding further survivors.

Chinese President Hu Jintao traveled to remote quake-hit northwestern China to inspect relief efforts.​

 

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PLA recruits undergo weapons training at a camp in China's eastern Anhui province . China's military spending rose 15.3 percent in 2009 to $69 billion, but Beijing continues to stress the defensive nature of its armed forces.

Chinese students practice marching under the supervision of a PLA soldier. Most Chinese university and high school students are required to spend some time in military training to enhance patriotism and self-discipline.

Members of the Chinese People's Armed Police, which is responsible for the security of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, pin ribbons on each other prior to a ceremony to mark the handover of guard duties in Beijing

A Vietnamese honor guard parades during a welcoming ceremony held prior to the meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense ministers in Hanoi

Vietnamese maritime policemen march in front of the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh during a military parade held in Hanoi.​

 

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Members of a PLA honor guard line up during a welcome ceremony for visiting Zambian President Rupiah Banda at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

South Korean marines patrol along the seashore on Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 1. A week after launching a deadly artillery attack on the small South Korean island, North Korea boasted on Nov. 30 of operating "thousands" of nuclear centrifuges.

A soldier stands guard behind a painting of the Great Wall during a welcoming ceremony for German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Great Hall of the People on July 16 in Beijing.

Chinese university students in Anhui province undergo a weeklong military drill prior to starting their new semester in August. China's propaganda chief Li Changchun, who ranks fifth in China's political hierarchy, has said the teaching of communist ideology at universities is lacking; he has pledged to step up political education in order to teach a future generation of leaders.​

 

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Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie walks past a Vietnamese Navy honor guard during a welcoming ceremony prior to the opening of the ASEAN defense ministers meeting in Hanoi

A Taoist monk walks past paramilitary police at Tiananmen Square as security is stepped up ahead of the annual parliament session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

Chinese paramilitary police stage a drill in China's restive western Xinjiang autonomous region

Paramilitary police guard the entrance of the Shanghai World Expo near the China pavilion

Chinese military delegates arrive at the Great Hall of the People before the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress​

 

[PoKeMon]

I like their uniforms.

 

[DesiGuy]

nice......very organized, i guess.

 

[Night Rider]

Awesome pics...