The best view of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson battling it out for the WGC-HSBC Champions title, on the fourth hole at least, went not to China's nouveau riche but to the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). ...full story at Countdown to Beijing
from Countdown to Beijing on Tue, Nov 10 2009
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CHINA'S MILITARY POWER: THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY »
YouTube video The People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军 or 中國人民解放軍) of China is the world's largest and deadliest military force. It has over 2,250,000 personnel, ranked first in the world. There are 5 service branches; the People's Liberatio... |
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People's Liberation Army Hires Marriage Counselors » china.org.cn China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is to hire 60 marriage counselors for the soldiers and their spouses in the Beijing Military Area Command. |
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Backgrounder: Brief history of China's People's Liberation Army Navy » People's Daily More than 40 naval vessels will join a grand international fleet on April 23 in a display to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The PLAN is mainly composed of submarines, surface ships,... |
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People's Liberation Army to march on better fed stomachs » People's Daily Soldiers in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) are going on a healthy diet regime with more poultry and seafood, the PLA's general logistics department announced Thursday. The improved military diet, to be adopted from July 1, will add dairy... |
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Shanghai's HSBC golf tourney to be Tiger-less in 2007 » Shanghaiist So, will anyone go? From PGA.com, we learn that the British Open will be Tiger Woods' last overseas trip this year: His contract to play the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan has expired, and Woods does not plan to compete in November's HSBC Champions event in... |
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Army lines up to help a nation in distress » Shanghai Daily THE People's Liberation Army has deployed 306,000 soldiers to combat the effects of the snow in southern parts of the country. About 1.07 million militia and army reservists are participating in the weather-relief effort, said the PLA's... |
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