Inside China’s People’s Liberation Army | Preparing For Dangerous Storms - Part 1 | CNA Documentary

China’s People’s Liberation Army celebrates its centenary in 2027, what are its goals for this date? The PLA is already the largest army in the world with over 2 million soldiers. It also has the biggest number of warships. But China’s defense budget is still climbing amidst increasing geopolitical tensions. How exactly is the PLA “preparing for Dangerous Storms” as tasked by President Xi? WATCH MORE Preparing For Dangerous Storms Ep 2: Ep 3: 00:01 Inside the People’s Liberation Army 01:31 Centennial Goals 03:27 PLA Modernization and President Xi 06:19 PLA Budget 07:05 Navy 08:52 Aircraft Carriers 13:09 Soldier Recruitment 18:06 President Xi with pilots 19:55 PLA’s shortcoming 20:50 PLA and Russia 24:45 Ideology Education 29:36 PLA and Taiwan 32:47 Rocket Force 33:56 Nuclear weapons 39:03 Close encounters 41:43 Are we close to war? ==== About the show: President Xi has asked China to “prepare for Dangerous Storms”. What are the measures being taken in the military, economy, and in the media space? ======== #CNAInsider #PreparingForDangerousStormsCNA #China #XiJinping For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: Facebook: Website: