People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...
(PLAN) is the naval branch of the
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...
(PLA). The PLAN force consists of about 250,000 men and over a hundred major combat vessels, organized into three fleets: the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet, and the South Sea Fleet. Below is the organizational structure of the PLAN.
PLAN headquarters
PLAN headquarters is subordinate to the PLA General Staff Department and the Chairman of the Central Military Committee .
''Information current as of March 2007''
* Commander-in-Chief of the Navy: Admiral Wu Shengli
* Political
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Zhang Yongyi
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Biography
Zhang Yongyi was born in February 1950 ...
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Zhang Zhannan
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Bi ...
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Early life
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The People's Liberation Army Navy is divided into three fleets.
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Bases
''North Sea Fleet''
Major bases:
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