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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2009) The People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces (simplified Chinese:
Special Operations Force

; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhnggu tzhng bdu) is the Special forces branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force. It specialises in rapid reaction combat in a limited regional war under high-tech conditions, commando operations, counter-terrorism, and intelligence gathering. Although the size of the Special Operations Forces is classified, it is estimated to number 7,000 ~ 14,000 troops.
Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Special Reconnaissance 3 References 4 External links

PLA Special Operations Forces ensign

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1988 - Present People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Ground Force Special forces Counter-terrorism Military intelligence Special operations (Land-, air- and sea-deployable) Classified Analysts believe current size is 7,000 ~ 14,000 troops

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History

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The PLA first became interested in modern Engagements Counter-piracy operations special warfare in the mid-1980s when it was shifting from the "people's war" to "fighting a local war under hi-tech conditions." The PLA planners believed that the next war would be a short, fast-pace conflict on the periphery rather than a total war on Chinese territories, and conventional infantry-orientated ground forces in their mass numbers could no longer meet the requirements. On 23 December 2008, their first publicly-known mission was to accompany three Chinese warships in protecting and escorting commercial ships against the Somali pirates, in cooperation with other nations as part of a UN mandate. [1]

Special Reconnaissance

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Guangzhou Military Region Special Forces Unit - Established in 1988 as the PLAs first special reconnaissance group, and was later expanded in 2000 to become the first PLA special operations unit to be capable of air-, sea-, and land-operations. Chengdu Military Region Special Forces Unit Nickname Falcon. Established in 1992, this unit is specialised in target locating and indicating, airborne insertion, sabotage and offensive strike, and

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emergency evacuation. The unit was also used by Chengdu MR to experiment with various new concept equipments and tactics, including the digitised army soldier system and high-mobility land weapon platforms. Beijing Military Region Special Forces Unit - Established in the early 1990s, this unit is equipped with various high-tech equipment including unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicle (UARV), individual explosion devices and handheld laser dazzling weapons. Shenyang Military Region Special Forces Unit Nanjing Military Region Special Forces Unit - Nickname Flying Dragon Nanjing Military Region Special Forces Unit - Nickname Oscar Lanzhou Military Region Special Forces Unit Hong Kong Special Ops Company - Nickname "5 minute Response Unit" Macau Quick Reaction Platoon

References

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1. ^ http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/navy/China_ready_to_use_force_on_Somali_pirates120016822.php

External links
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