Back Námořní pěchota Námořnictva Čínské lidové osvobozenecké armády Czech Kansan vapautusarmeijan laivaston merijalkaväki Finnish Corps des Marines de l’Armée populaire de libération chinoise French 中国人民解放軍海軍陸戦隊 Japanese Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais do Exército de Libertação Popular Portuguese Морская пехота Китайской Народной Республики Russian 中国人民解放军海军陆战队 Chinese
| People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps | |
|---|---|
| 中国人民解放军海军陆战队 Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūnlùzhànduì | |
 Patch of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps | |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party |
| Branch |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Type | Naval infantry |
| Role | Amphibious warfare |
| Size | 40,000 personnel[1] |
| Part of |  People's Liberation Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Chaozhou, Guangdong |
| Motto(s) | 陆地猛虎，海上蛟龙 (English: "Fierce Tiger of the land, Jiaolong of the sea")[2][3][4] |
| Colors | White Blue |
| Engagements | |
The People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC), also known as the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps (PLAMC), is the marine force of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and one of five major branches of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) responsible for amphibious warfare, expeditionary operations and rapid responses.[5] It currently consists of seven 6,000-man combined armed brigades and four other supporting brigades including aviation, engineering & chemical defense, artillery and service-support brigades for a total of 40,000. The marine corps also includes a brigade-level special operations unit called "Jiaolong Commando Unit" (Chinese: 蛟龙突击队)[6][4]
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