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The PLA Daily in English

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The People's Liberation Army Daily has an English section of their website packed with articles about the PLA, including sections like 'Foreign Servicemen Visiting China', 'Mao Zedong - Great Forever', and 'Soldiers View of the World'.

The site also includes a section of bilingual military language called 'Military English Learning'. The part about ordering an enemy to surrender includes the following phrases in English and Chinese:

- You are defeated!
- You have been surrounded!
- We don't kill our captives.
- We treat POWs well.
- Put your hands up!Higher!
- Stop resistance!
- Don't die for nothing


You can find Military English Learning here. The image above shows military representative from China, Kazakhstan, Tajikstan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan participating in a joint anti-terrorism excercise. You can find the article about it here.

The PLA Daily's English homepage is here. Below are some other links for people who like military kitsch or guns.

- Profiles and photos of PLA leaders, past and present
- A guide to all the different uniforms and clothing of the PLA
- Songs of the PLA

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