How long do Chinese soldiers serve?

[Article 18] The term of service for conscripts shall be three years in the army and four years in the navy and the air force. Upon the expiration of his active service, a conscript may, according to the need of the armed forces and on a voluntary basis, extend his service.

How many soldiers are in the PLA?

People’s Liberation Army
Conscription	Inactive since 1949
Active personnel	2,185,000 (2021) (ranked 1st)
Reserve personnel	1,170,000 (2020)
Expenditures

Do Chinese soldiers get body armor?

The PLA has started to procure body armors for soldiers on large scale since March 2020, with 1.4 million body armor on order, which includes 930,000 units of plates for universal bulletproof vests and 467,000 units of plates for an enhanced bulletproof vest.

Can a foreigner join the Chinese army?

There is no legal obstacle for you to join PLA. Yes there is a background check, but a regular person should not have trouble with it. But there is hardly any precedence. In the entire history of PRC (since 1949), citizenships were granted to less than 20 thousand foreign-born people.

How advanced is the Chinese military?

Within its ranks, there are more than 915,000 active-duty troops in its ranks, dwarfing the US, which has about 486,000 active soldiers, according to the latest Pentagon China Military Power Report. The army has also been stocking its arsenal with increasingly high-tech weapons.

What type of body armor do special forces wear?

Interceptor Body Armor

Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	2000–present
Used by	United States Navy U.S. Army Reserve U.S. Army (historical) U.S. Marine Corps (historical) U.S. Air Force (historical) See Users for other foreign military/law enforcement users