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Version 2.11 in which includes the 500,000 force cut of 1998. Entries on this page will be regularly updated. Readers should keep in mind that the PLA does not provide official Orbat figures. Analysts such as Mr. Chan scan published material to obtain clues to unit/formation numbers. The published information can be of differing quality, offer different interpretations from before, or simply be new. Under such conditions, reconciling different information is not an easy task for non-governmental analysts. This is particularly true in the case of divisions that have been reconfigured as brigades. In addition to the list below, there are 14 Unidentified Engineer regiments under the control of 4th department of the PLA (logistical) Each Group Armies have 2 mobile field hospitals and one Training unit. To increase mobility, since 1997, each Tank division is assigned an organic tank transport regiment. 38 GA, 39, GA and 54 GA are consider to be Rapid Deployment Group Army, in addition there are six Rapid Deployment Divisions from other Group Armies, Rapid Deployment status in PLA means all its major elements can be deploy to any part of China within two weeks.

"Unidentified Armor Brigade" means we do not know its number; 4 Motorized Division refers to the Fourth Motorized Division. The unit HQ's hometown is next to the unit number.

PLA Units	Comments

CMC Direct Command Units	CMC chairman: Jiang Zemin; Vice chairman: Zhang Wannian; Vice chairman: Chi Haotian
Direct Command Units	The Capital Garrison took part in Tiananman 1989, its number peaked at 100,000 during cultural Revolution as a measure to stop a coup and a possible Soviet invasion.
1 Capital Garrison Division (police)	All Capital Garrison Divisions has six regiments and consider to be better then Category A level equipped, trained, and higher salary. Cmdr Major General Li FongJun
2 Capital Garrison Division (police)	Ex 70 Mechanized infantry division of 24 Group Army, transfer to Beijing March 1966
3 Capital Garrison Division (police)	Ex 189 Infantry division of 63 Group Army
One Special Operation Unit	Equipped with its own helicopter transport; serial number LH91X0X
Central Guard Unit (57003)	Normally under PAP control
15 Airborne Corps WuHan (39155)	Commander: Ma Diansheng Due to shortage of airlift, only one division can be deploy to any part of China within 48 hours. 15 AB Corps is consider to be rapid reaction force within PLA
43 Paratrooper Division Keifeng	127, 128, 129 Para regt and one light arty regt
44 Paratrooper Division Hebei	130, 131, 132 Para regt and one light arty regt
45 Paratrooper Division Hebei	133, 134, 135 Para regt and one light arty regt
14 Air-transport Division	Il-76, Y-7, Y-8 transports; PLA Air force Unit under Airborne Control

Special Administrative Region Garrison	Commander: Liu Zhenwu
*Hong Kong*	The only PLA unit to include Naval and Air force elements (4 Houjian class PGG, one squadron of J-8II and one squadron of Z-9 helicopter Cmdr: Li Guo hey)
Infantry Garrison Brigade (Air Assault) (53300)	Ex-1st Red regiment of 1st Red Division, 1st Red Army, formed 1927, the oldest PLA unit. Was part of the 42 Group Army. One of the first Air Assault PLA units and consider to be one of the best equipped and trained.

*Macau*	Commander: Liu Yue Jun
Infantry Garrison Regiment (Airborne) (53400)	Trained to perform PAP functions.