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People's Liberation Army's Reserve Forces, A Preliminary Study
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People's Liberation Army's Reserve Forces,
A Preliminary
Study
by Xinhui
Conclusion
The National Defense Reserve in China has apparently been engaged in transformation no less significant than that of its active duty PLA counterpart. PLA is engaged in a transition of the older and low readiness regular formations into a reserve forced of skilled combat support specialists and combat forces. Training for these reserve units appears to be a mix of regular units with local reserve units to hone individual soldier skills, and longer-term military exercises where units can exercise their collective abilities in the context of supporting and coordination with other units. Although some obstacles still remain (modernizing equipment, provision of meaningful training, compensation), the Chinese leadership is clearing implementing measures to provide a reserve force that will complement regular PLA forces in wartime, and that can continue to provide aid to local and regional organizations in time of natural emergency.
Reference: Reserve Unit List As Identified From PLA Daily
Military District
|
Identified | Unit type |
| Shenyang MR | PLA daily 10-26-2002 | Reserve Artillery Regiment |
| Liaoning |
PLA daily 10-30-1999 PLA daily 1-19-2002 National Defense Daily 11-7-2002 |
Reserve Logistic support and maintenance brigade, with tank repair companies Reserve Division with tank regiment Reserve AAA Division |
| Jilin | PLAdaily 5-7-2002 National Defense Daily 1-21-2002 |
Reserve Division Reserve Division |
| Heilongjing | PLA daily 2-12-2000 National Defense Daily 1-24-2002 |
Reserve AAA Division |
| Beijing MR | PLA daily 5-13-2000 PLAdaily 8-24-2002 PLA daily 1-19-2002 PLA daily 11-2-2002 |
Reserve Arty Division Reserve AAA Division Reserve Division Anti-tank regiment |
| Hebei | ||
| Shanxi | PLA daily 2-12-2000 National Defense Daily 1-10-2002 |
Reserve Division Reserve Regt |
| Inner Mongolia | PLA daily 1-5-2002 | Reserve Division |
| Lanzhou MR | National Defense Daily 1-8-2002 National Defense Daily 1-28-2002 |
Reserve Logistic support and maintenance brigade |
| Shaanxi | PLA daily 2-12-2000 National Defense Daily 1-10-2002 National Defense Daily 2-28-2002 |
Reserve Division Reserve Brigade Reserve AAA Division |
| Xinjing | ||
| Ningxia | National Defense Daily 11-1-2001 National Defense Daily 2-25-2002 |
Reserve Division
Engineering regiment |
| Qinghai | ||
| Gansu | National Defense Daily 1-24-2002 | Reserve AAA Division |
| Jinan MR | ||
| Shandong | PLAdaily 1-20-2001 National Defense Daily 2-21-2002 |
Reserve AAA Division Reserve Division |
| Henan | PLA daily 11-7-1999 | Reserve Division |
| Nanjing MR | ||
| Jiangsu | PLA daily 2-12-2000 | Reserve AAA Division |
| Zhejiang | ||
| Anhui | PLA daily 1-15-2000 | Reserve Division |
| Fujian | ||
| Jiangxi | PLA daily 4-15-2000 | Reserve Division |
| Guangzhou MR | PLA daily 5-13-2000 PLA daily 10-5-2002 |
Reserve Division Reserve Officer Training Retiment |
| Guangdong | PLA daily 3-23-2002 | Reserve AAA Division |
| Guangxi | ||
| Hunan | ||
| Hubei | PLA daily 6-3-2000 PLA daily 1-12-2002 |
Reserve Division Reserve AAA Division |
| Hainan | PLA daily 7-7-2001 PLA daily 3-30-2002 |
Reserve Division Reserve Division |
| Chengdu MR | ||
| Yunnan | National Defense Daily 1-17-2002 | Reserve Regiments |
| Guizhou | ||
| Sichuan | ||
| Garrisons | ||
| Beijing | PLAdaily 3-5-2001 PLAdaily 2-16-2002 |
Reserve AAA regiment Reserve Tank regiment |
| Tianjin | PLAdaily 9-28-2002 China Militia 2, 2002, issue 209 |
Reserve Division Reserve AAA Division |
| Shanghai | PLA daily 1-12-2001 | Reserve AAA division |
| Chongqing | PLA daily 1-9-2001 PLA daily 8-30-2002 PLA Daily 4-13-2002 PLA daily 1-12-2002 |
Reserve Division AAA Reserve Division |
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