Post’s comprehensive databank visualises each weapon with graphics to help readers understand Beijing’s wide-ranging arsenal

The PLA has not engaged in a war in more than four decades and has left no footprint in actual combat in that time, but the intensity of its exercises and expansion of its arsenal have attracted global attention.

Chinese PLA soldiers rehearse for Victory Day parade

The PLA aspires to be a “world-class military” by 2049, a phrase implying the armed forces would reach a level on par with the US military.

Designed as a practical tool, the databank visualises each weapon with clear graphics, making it easier for readers to understand China’s wide-ranging arsenal.