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China's Modern Military | Animated History

The Armchair Historian
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Cliff, Roger. China’s Future Military Capabilities. Carlisle Barracks: United States Army War College Press, 2023.
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Wuthnow, Joel and Phillip C. Saunders, Chinese Military Reforms in the Age of Xi Jinping: Drivers, Challenges, and Implications. Washington DC: National Defense University Press, 2017.
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    @TheArmchairHistorian@TheArmchairHistorian5 ай бұрын

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      @bskiez@bskiez5 ай бұрын

  • I seriously don’t understand why KZhead continues to punish its most prominent creators that upload studio-level productions. This was another great video by you guys, I hope you’re all looking forward to the upcoming holidays! Wishing you the best from Canada. Edit: Censoring the truth and our history is a mistake we have made as a species many times over. This comment wasn’t supposed to be political, but it’s shameful KZhead and their advertisers prioritize profit, instead of propping up its creators who produce amazing educational/informative content on all subjects.

    @schmidtytime@schmidtytime5 ай бұрын

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      @VladimSandv4@VladimSandv45 ай бұрын

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      @horseshoethief242@horseshoethief2425 ай бұрын

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      @muscleman5133@muscleman51335 ай бұрын

    • KZhead has offices in russia, probably in China too Money does not smell, and they will suck anything their sponsors ask to.

      @007ShaolinMonk@007ShaolinMonk5 ай бұрын

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      @thesenate1844@thesenate18445 ай бұрын

  • You forget to mention that PLA still has political commissars at every level.Which is quite unique now consider Soviet Union get rid of theirs and in the end couldn't control their own military.

    @Vincevans168@Vincevans1685 ай бұрын

    • It's weird that both PRC and ROC has political commissars in their military

      @tanjeeschuan4999@tanjeeschuan49995 ай бұрын

    • U forgot to mention Soviet Union declined comissars in 1942 and won ww2 without political commanders, that became battle commanders or privates depending to their abilities. Also Red Army accepted officer system in 1943, almost the same as in Russian Empire.

      @michaildubinin515@michaildubinin5155 ай бұрын

    • So does the Imperial guard and the 40k Ultramarines, and they're the most effective fighting force in the universe

      @davesthrowawayacc1162@davesthrowawayacc11625 ай бұрын

    • ​@@tanjeeschuan4999this is effectively how all modern militaries work. Socialist states are just open and direct about it while liberal states put up pretenses of being otherwise. You couldn't be an open Communist in the US military if the US had a serious and powerful Communist movement for the same reason the Chinese aren't interested in letting globalist aligned liberals into their army. It's a direct threat to Chinese sovereignty in general, not just the CPC

      @Tomas-gw6rd@Tomas-gw6rd5 ай бұрын

    • actually the soviets didn't get rid of political officers the simply changed the name and their precise duties.

      @mkvenner2@mkvenner25 ай бұрын

  • Another installment in the modern military series. Hell yeah! Can’t wait to see you cover the US

    @rsookchand919@rsookchand9195 ай бұрын

    • I’ll wait for the day he does one on Luxembourg, the most powerful nation on earth

      @pabcu2507@pabcu25075 ай бұрын

    • Men's nipples are better than women's

      @chickenwarriorr@chickenwarriorr5 ай бұрын

    • @@pabcu2507Naw, if he is going to do that he needs to cover the military capabilities of Vatican City. Lol

      @conservativecatholic9030@conservativecatholic90305 ай бұрын

    • This video almost covers the US military more than the PLA lol

      @56V6G6@56V6G65 ай бұрын

    • @@conservativecatholic9030nah, the Great Sealand.

      @Uncle228@Uncle2285 ай бұрын

  • It's kind of ironic that the west both label China as aggressive but also laugh at China for not having enough combat experience since they haven't fight a war since 1979.

    @Imbrojeff2361@Imbrojeff23615 ай бұрын

    • However, the reason why China lacks combat experience is that they don't need and have no idea of foreign aggression at all. For them, it is more important to protect their country and quickly organize forces to rescue in earthquakes, plagues and forest fires.

      @liliya225@liliya2255 ай бұрын

    • Because that''s a typical propaganda tactic. Saying your adversary aggressive but not competent at the same time. Powerful and simultaneously weak.

      @juniopradana4003@juniopradana40035 ай бұрын

    • Both can be true, they are very agressive when enforcing the nine-dash line, for example. Doesn't mean they have combat experience as you'd find in an actual combined arms war.

      @ne0nmancer@ne0nmancer5 ай бұрын

    • I mean they are doing brinksmanship around Taiwan, and also sending ships into Japanese waters occasionally. That’s aggressive.

      @jrherita@jrherita5 ай бұрын

    • The experience of the United States is also to bully some small countries. These experiences lack reference significance in dealing with countries with comparable strength.

      @dongren8620@dongren86205 ай бұрын

  • "Suffered heavy losses but were able to gain support from the Soviet Union" Is selling the chinese in the Korean War short. They had a lot of interesting tactics to counter superior US firepower and arguably a better grasp of the operations part of war.

    @stevenchan8211@stevenchan82115 ай бұрын

    • Not really they were fighting a way superior opponent who had every advantage, I will admit tactically and sometimes strategically they would do some good maneuvers (Chosen being the biggest highlight) other then that it was very attritional, the loses they incurred basically stoped any hope of a Taiwan invasion for a very long time

      @enriqueperezarce5485@enriqueperezarce54855 ай бұрын

    • @@enriqueperezarce5485 Taiwan's official name is Republic of China (ROC), according to its own constitution. ROC and PRC are still in a civil war situation.

      @aroonsubway2079@aroonsubway20795 ай бұрын

    • @@enriqueperezarce5485 I mean the fact that the Chinese managed to fight the US to a stalemate while contributing the majority of the boots on the ground says something. Especially when you consider that contrary to the narrative of human waves, by the end of the war the number of Chinese and UN troops in Korea was pretty similar. I think people are quick to point to Soviet support for why they were able to do so, but there's only so much air power can do to affect the outcome of a war.

      @stevenchan8211@stevenchan82115 ай бұрын

    • They did have the incredible advantage of being on the same continent as the war they were fighting.

      @ianshaver8954@ianshaver89545 ай бұрын

    • @@enriqueperezarce5485 At that time, Korea was a way more important than Taiwan was. I mean US had the airpower for the whole duration, so the PLA knew this very much that this could be very attritional.

      @ziyueguan3430@ziyueguan34305 ай бұрын

  • Well I was expecting to see how uniforms from ancient China evolved into what they are today. But still this video was a good one to listen too. So nice job.

    @brokenbridge6316@brokenbridge63165 ай бұрын

    • The video has to be an hour, from the Shang Dynasty to the present, 4000 years

      @kongqiyiwang@kongqiyiwang5 ай бұрын

    • @@kongqiyiwang---And a lot of research would likely go into it as well. But if done right.. I wouldn't mind watching it. Even if it's an hour long.

      @brokenbridge6316@brokenbridge63165 ай бұрын

    • ​@@brokenbridge6316Not a lot of people would though

      @BaguettePair@BaguettePair5 ай бұрын

    • @@BaguettePair---I'm not most people

      @brokenbridge6316@brokenbridge63165 ай бұрын

    • @@BaguettePair we the special people, we don't care about most people's opinions on a certain niche

      @Douchey_Elkmen@Douchey_Elkmen5 ай бұрын

  • As soon as the notification pops up I stop what I’m doing and watch. Love y’all’s work!

    @nateklein418@nateklein4185 ай бұрын

  • 5:33 Been a fan of yours from the start, never expected to see a Rajneekanth reference 😂😂

    @AymanKhan@AymanKhan5 ай бұрын

  • I kinda hope for this series to expand with, u.k russia, france, and japan

    @dirtysniper3434@dirtysniper34345 ай бұрын

    • With Japan picking up defense spending again, might be good to visit what Japan has in a few years.

      @zchen27@zchen275 ай бұрын

    • @@zchen27 dosent there no navy treaty also end soon? Or is that still up to the u.n?

      @dirtysniper3434@dirtysniper34345 ай бұрын

    • @@dirtysniper3434 There's no external Treaty, only Article 9 of the Constitution forbidding Japan from carrying out offensive war. Which can really be interpreted as loosely as you want.

      @zchen27@zchen275 ай бұрын

    • I Hate Russia!

      @minhhieuchannel765@minhhieuchannel7655 ай бұрын

  • If you’re China when it comes to military build up you’re stuck in a dilemma. If you build up your military of course your rivals aren’t going to like that. But if China doesn’t build up its military then it can be exploited by others. This isn’t even speculation, just look at China during the 1800s and 1900s. Warlords took control of the country, foreign powers established their spheres of influence, British opium planted in India flooded their black markets, and then of course Japan invaded numerous times. In other words, if China builds up its military it will be called a threat and if it doesn’t it will be threatened.

    @frankhill4358@frankhill43585 ай бұрын

    • There could be a simpler solution though. For example, instead of an aggressive build up they could try a steady and slow military buildup. Diplomatically speaking, aggressive wolf warrior tactics isn’t really helping them. Having a friendly and looking as non threatening as possible for as long as possible would’ve given them more time.

      @Apple.CC.technomail@Apple.CC.technomail5 ай бұрын

    • Us westerners also dont like the whole genocide of minorities thing.

      @Robsidians@Robsidians5 ай бұрын

    • @@Robsidians Does it remind them of themselves?

      @lolasdm6959@lolasdm69595 ай бұрын

    • @@lolasdm6959 Reminds us of ancestors, yes. Equally disturbing to see what's supposed to be a modern nation doing it...

      @LoveHammerMan@LoveHammerMan5 ай бұрын

    • @@Apple.CC.technomail America has bases all over the pacific, including South Korea and Japan. How would a slow military build up make any sense? I mean imagine the reaction if China had major military bases in Mexico. China DID go the diplomatic route. Look at history! The diplomatic and friendly route hasn’t exactly worked for them seeing how the British flooded China with opium when trade wasn’t going their way or that Japan invaded them and committed some of the worst atrocities in history.

      @frankhill4358@frankhill43585 ай бұрын

  • 12:40 correction: 8 cruisers, or 0, depending on classification. PLAN classifies 055 as a destroyer by functionality, while the US classifies it as a cruiser by tonnage.

    @thomaszhang3101@thomaszhang31015 ай бұрын

  • PLA actually didn't officially went into Korean war. It was the Chinese voluntary army, made by volunteers across the entire country at that time, including to farmers, workers, and active military personels, who went to the war.

    @davidchang7910@davidchang79105 ай бұрын

    • The CPC actually did want to interfere, as If the south won the war, the Americans and the west would be right at China's doorstep. It was called a volunteer army to lessen the perceived interference by the CPC.

      @iforgottosignoutagain8181@iforgottosignoutagain81815 ай бұрын

    • The KMT soldiers who surrendered after losing the civil war in 1949 were involuntarily volunteered to fight the Korean war as cannon fodder.

      @lifetrees1@lifetrees15 ай бұрын

    • "Volunteered" is certainly one way to say it.

      @TheHaydena76@TheHaydena765 ай бұрын

    • BS!

      @huas5350@huas53505 ай бұрын

    • ⁠​⁠@@rowdymacias9393I don’t get why being conscripts or volunteers would change the definition of it being a full military intervention. The Americans sent in a lot of draftees for Korea and still maintained that it was a police action.

      @imadeanaccounttocomment7800@imadeanaccounttocomment78005 ай бұрын

  • I've love to see you do videos on the 21st century wars in the Caucuses, like the South Ossetia war and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts.

    @armedmage@armedmage5 ай бұрын

    • Too early to be thoroughly covered and studied without bias. Give it a decade or two and you might get a nice video or two.

      @crashoveryu@crashoveryu3 ай бұрын

  • 3:00 "defending China and its neighbours" North Korea - Yes Pakistan - Ok Albania - wtf?

    @billpetrak@billpetrak5 ай бұрын

    • Well it doesn’t exactly match up with what is being said. But it’s because China and the Soviet Union split along ideological lines with China seeing the Soviets as abandoning the Marxist-Leninists. And well Albania didn’t go along with the Soviets so yea China saw itself as defenders of their ideology.

      @aceflaviuskaizokuaugustusc8427@aceflaviuskaizokuaugustusc84275 ай бұрын

    • I hate North Korea

      @minhhieuchannel765@minhhieuchannel7655 ай бұрын

    • China actually gave a lot of weapons to Albania, for free, with zero political strings attached.

      @thomaszhang3101@thomaszhang31015 ай бұрын

    • Albania was calligning with China more after the mid 1960s. We hve the insane amount of economic gifts to show for it. 😅

      @davidw.2791@davidw.27912 ай бұрын

    • You have Hoxha to thank for that

      @game_boyd1644@game_boyd1644Ай бұрын

  • Great content as always. Got (almost) all the little details right.

    @jiachengwu4185@jiachengwu41855 ай бұрын

    • Can you perhaps elaborate?

      @arandomwalk@arandomwalk5 ай бұрын

  • You really need to start adding more playlists I can save in my library!

    @simonhagstenn@simonhagstenn5 ай бұрын

  • If possible, it would be great to see a video on the evolution of british aircraft

    @robinfarmer2085@robinfarmer20855 ай бұрын

  • I think a video on the modern British military would be quite interesting. Great video!

    @realsaulgoodman8933@realsaulgoodman89335 ай бұрын

    • Cutting numbers. Gutting Royal Navy. More reliant on being a support for US forces. More aircraft carriers.

      @cattysplat@cattysplat5 ай бұрын

    • Definitely would be interesting but sad if you're even vaguely familiar with the British military of the past.

      @p03saucez@p03saucez5 ай бұрын

    • @@cattysplatus vassal nowdays

      @NeostormXLMAX@NeostormXLMAX5 ай бұрын

    • Sorry, i think no one care or is interested in today's British military, because today's UK is just the USA's smaller brother.

      @Russian382@Russian3825 ай бұрын

  • To be fair, the US hasn't had any experience fighting modern superpowers either.

    @dennisliuxinlu@dennisliuxinlu5 ай бұрын

    • In Ukraine?

      @fireironthesecond2909@fireironthesecond29095 ай бұрын

    • @@fireironthesecond2909the US isn’t fighting in Ukraine.

      @baneofbanes@baneofbanes5 ай бұрын

    • @@fireironthesecond2909Even if the US joined in Ukraine, I don't think fighting alocholic conscripts is the same as fighting China.

      @lolasdm6959@lolasdm69595 ай бұрын

    • Yeah, but the US has more experience in warfare though

      @MrkTan@MrkTan5 ай бұрын

    • I am confused by the comments. US was involved in multiple morden wars in the past decades, and they are regarded as the good guys and peace keepers? Just wondering what people on KZhead want China to become ... if the youtuber said Chinese army is so strong, people will say "China is dangerous and bad", but if the youtuber said Chinese army is a joke and they don't dare to fight, people will still say "China is weak and bad" .... so it seems no matter what the Chinese are doing, they must be bad LOLLL

      @aroonsubway2079@aroonsubway20795 ай бұрын

  • Love the video Griff. Was wondering if you have ever considered doing a video on the Mexican American War? Like your take on Mexico's Revolution and their history during WWI you did a few weeks ago. But a video on the Mexican American would be a great visual for my students if you ever do one.

    @ryanrichards1673@ryanrichards16735 ай бұрын

  • If we could get a little text pop up with a source at some parts, this would be the best channel

    @AB-bg7os@AB-bg7os5 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for your Information ℹ️ Armchair Historian 🙏🏼

    @ASH9366@ASH93665 ай бұрын

  • I would love to see you talk about China’s paramilitary agencies like the militia and the people's armed police.

    @RynoG2003@RynoG20035 ай бұрын

    • ไอ้พวกนี้มันก็แค่แนวหน้าอยู่แต่ถ้าขอให้เขาทำแนวหลังเขาน่าจะทำได้

      @supasek7597@supasek75975 ай бұрын

    • And the coast guard. We can add many more ships to the navy. Personal fishing vessels can be conscripted during war under laws passed at the beginning of the modernization process (I suppose to be used as transports? idk the value)

      @AN-jz3kf@AN-jz3kf5 ай бұрын

    • they are the ones who did the oppression against Uyghurs and Tibetens

      @user-ef5ib9xk8q@user-ef5ib9xk8q5 ай бұрын

    • @@AN-jz3kf The coast guard is part of the people's armed police and the maritime militia is the agency that uses fishing vessels.

      @RynoG2003@RynoG20035 ай бұрын

    • @@RynoG2003 ah. Thanks!

      @AN-jz3kf@AN-jz3kf5 ай бұрын

  • Excellent choice of subject! Excited about this one🎉

    @ThingsThatIDo@ThingsThatIDo5 ай бұрын

  • The fact that we get free videos on KZhead by The Armchair Historian is truly a gift. 👏👏👏👏👏

    @Rose-jr4tx@Rose-jr4tx5 ай бұрын

    • You pay with your datas my man. YT is owned by google and google probably knows more about you than you mother.

      @semiramisubw4864@semiramisubw48645 ай бұрын

  • You know it’s going to be a good day when he uploads

    @breadslice7030@breadslice70305 ай бұрын

  • Great video! Is there going to be an evolution of Chinese uniforms coming soon too?

    @XiaolongHistories@XiaolongHistories5 ай бұрын

    • if there is then I already feel bad for the researchers and artists. Imagine having to draw all the warlord and infighting governments' uniforms!

      @dergberg3923@dergberg39235 ай бұрын

    • ​@@dergberg3923🤡

      @silveriver9@silveriver95 ай бұрын

    • ​​@@dergberg3923it wouldn't be any harder than drawing any other uniform....

      @shanescatsandcannabisfarm2965@shanescatsandcannabisfarm29655 ай бұрын

    • ​@@shanescatsandcannabisfarm2965it's less on about the drawing of uniform, more so of the quantity

      @muhalifakbarsuaib3977@muhalifakbarsuaib39775 ай бұрын

    • 视频必须是一个小时，从商代到现在，4000年

      @kongqiyiwang@kongqiyiwang5 ай бұрын

  • The quality of these videos keeps going up. Love to see it!

    @ipernixi8118@ipernixi81185 ай бұрын

  • I think you should do one for the American modern military history I think it would be great to compare and if you haven’t done it yet and I like watching this channels history it’d really be interesting just saying

    @Egghead11159@Egghead111595 ай бұрын

  • Excellent work friend. Make a video and for the modern vietnamese army please.

    @jl88570@jl885705 ай бұрын

  • Always glad when you post something. its incredibly well put tohgether. its crazy lol

    @gisotenbrink7567@gisotenbrink75675 ай бұрын

  • truly a beautiful channel.

    @Boss-ks6cq@Boss-ks6cq5 ай бұрын

  • This is such a good and documented video. I will love to see if you do a video on India's modern military.

    @Indrani_Mukherjee.@Indrani_Mukherjee.5 ай бұрын

    • I hope Indians can read carefully and experience with their hearts. The huge difference in the founding of China and India determines the biggest difference between India and China. Just look at the modern history of both countries and you will understand. India has been colonized by Britain for more than 200 years. In 1947, Britain experienced World War II, its strength declined significantly, and its status was replaced by the United States. India achieved independence through non violent and non cooperative means. In other words, India's independence has not undergone the test of blood and fire. Such an independent country lacks cohesion, willpower, and a sense of national identity. Now let's talk about China. Since the British defeated the corrupt and incompetent Qing government in 1840, the Chinese people have been living in dire straits. Various disasters and wars followed one after another. At that time, China was very poor and backward, suffering various humiliations. Including the cession of Hong Kong and Macau, Taiwan becoming a Japanese colony, the Eight Nation Alliance setting fire to the Old Summer Palace, and subsequent Japan's comprehensive and brutal invasion of China. In 1931, Japan launched a full-scale invasion of China. From 1931 to 1945, the war lasted for 14 years. The Chinese military and civilians rose up to resist, fought with blood for fourteen years, and suffered 30 million casualties, ultimately achieving victory. Do you know why there are so many casualties in China? There are hundreds of reasons, and I will only give an example of one phenomenon: Chinese troops are in conflict with Japanese troops. Often, if the number of Chinese soldiers participating in the war is 100, they only have 20-30 firearms. The remaining soldiers did not give up resistance or surrender. They bravely fought against the Japanese machine guns and cannons with machetes, steel forks, and wooden sticks until they sacrificed themselves. This spirit of facing death as if returning home and never retreating is the Chinese spirit. 30 million casualties! Do you think this can happen in India? For India, it is zero casualties because their knees are soft. India will soon give up resistance. Do you know why there was the Nanjing Massacre? Due to the desperate resistance of the Chinese military and civilians, they will never surrender or give up. After Japan captured Nanjing, firstly to vent its anger, and secondly to scare off other Chinese soldiers and civilians in resistance. However, the Nanjing Massacre not only did not deter any Chinese people, but also further aroused the resistance of the Chinese people. The establishment of New China has gone through the test of blood and fire. Do you know why the Chinese national flag is red? That's because the establishment of New China was bought with the blood of countless Chinese ancestors, and we Chinese people will always remember it. From 1945 to 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, the Kuomintang fled to Taiwan. Originally, the Chinese people thought they could live a peaceful life they had longed for, but in 1950, the Korean War broke out, lasting three years. The Chinese People's Volunteer Army successfully resisted the northward route of the United States without air superiority, sea superiority, outdated army equipment, and extremely poor logistics, at the cost of losing hundreds of thousands of brave People's Liberation Army soldiers. As for India's unforgettable and shameful 1962 Sino Indian War, in the eyes of us Chinese, it was not a war at all. Firstly, it only took 32 days. Secondly, from 1959 to 1961, China experienced the most difficult three years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, during which many people starved to death. In 1962, India's economy far surpassed that of China. Both the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain support India. At that time, India implemented a "forward policy" and attacked China with elite troops. We Chinese people really don't want to go to war. The Chinese troops that participated in the war with India in 1962 were ordinary border defense forces, not regular People's Liberation Army. In China, soldiers are known as the "cutest people". There is a Chinese proverb: without a country, there is no home, and soldiers are the backbone of the country. Thank you to our brave soldiers of the People's Liberation Army who are always ready to defend the borders of our motherland. No matter how India develops its military, it cannot surpass China. Whether in the past, present, or future, China can always defeat India. This is determined by the history and culture of both countries. Chinese people value the spirit of dedication and sacrifice. Do not surrender, do not surrender, vow to resist to the death, and face death as if returning on the battlefield. If Chinese soldiers surrender on the battlefield, it would be a great shame, and the spirit of dying rather than giving up is deeply engraved in the bones of every Chinese person. These are all things that Indians do not possess. So, even now or in the future, India will never be able to defeat China. Now, do you think India can stand tall in the world like China? Absolutely impossible.

      @mingmuyiyang8615@mingmuyiyang86155 ай бұрын

    • I think India's military history has most of its ties with foreign powers. A lot of Indian military equipment is not Indian. That will take a while to get over, but I absolutely expect it to be achieved.

      @J_X999@J_X9995 ай бұрын

  • 9:10 lmao the hidden amogus on the clipboard

    @karloveliki5373@karloveliki53735 ай бұрын

  • Could u do a modern miltary of a country like el salvador or mexico?they have both been changing rapidly to battle the cartel.

    @cityboi551@cityboi5515 ай бұрын

  • Always learning new things from your videos. Love them.

    @ChristineCAlb1@ChristineCAlb15 ай бұрын

  • Super interesting. Thank you!

    @ethanyoung5200@ethanyoung52005 ай бұрын

  • Cant wait for more content!

    @valmid5069@valmid50695 ай бұрын

  • The video shows 07.In fact, as of last year, the PLA has been equipped with the latest type 21 training uniform.

    @user-tf6th9ne4c@user-tf6th9ne4c4 ай бұрын

  • The background with the framed picture PLA soldier with the guns has me dying. 😂

    @RyukyuanRipper@RyukyuanRipper5 ай бұрын

  • Been watching for years now. Love your videos

    @TheGrandBuzzard@TheGrandBuzzard5 ай бұрын

  • I see this as an absolute win as i love learning more about modern Chinese history

    @AGamerthatregretsalot@AGamerthatregretsalot5 ай бұрын

    • 🤣

      @yuluoxianjun@yuluoxianjun5 ай бұрын

    • 👀

      @f1ringfed@f1ringfed5 ай бұрын

    • China will disappoint you…It doesn’t like leaking data

      @loadingnewads@loadingnewads5 ай бұрын

    • @@yuluoxianjun 😅

      @winter-xy8qj@winter-xy8qj5 ай бұрын

    • 中国近代历史绝对是爽文一般的存在

      @user-cy1zz7yq1l@user-cy1zz7yq1l5 ай бұрын

  • Finally a video on the Chinese army. But why isn’t it an evolution army uniform video like that of the video on the Japanese, French, American, Russian, British, and German army videos? Edit: China's modernization didn't just begin under the communist and after the Korean War, China's army modernization had begun since the Self-Strengthening Movement in 1861, under the Qing Dynasty (China's last imperial dynasty). Ever since the self-strengthening movement, China has adopted western weapons and tactics.

    @codyshi4743@codyshi47435 ай бұрын

    • Prob doesn’t want to mention the millions upon millions of deaths that it took to reach the point where they are now. China doesn’t exactly have the cleanest history…

      @hughmungous786@hughmungous7865 ай бұрын

  • Absolute masterpiece. I never thought I’d watch a movie I loved more than Road Warrior and was worried when I heard this was coming out but man I was blown away. I hear people complain about it just being all action and no story but that’s a terrible misrepresentation. It’s an amazing story told with a few words as possible and that sets it apart from most modern flicks. Love George Miller and I hope he keeps the story going!

    @AK13133@AK131335 ай бұрын

    • Did you comment on the wrong post? This is about china's lackluster military, not a lackluster movie.

      @dakotaDklunsford@dakotaDklunsford5 ай бұрын

  • Could you do a video on the battle of Alaska in World War Two? It was the Japanese invasion launched alongside the battle of Midway. It’s a hugely overlooked part of the pacific war. The American and Canadian forces were outgunned and under supplied, facing a vastly superior Japanese force while equipped with only ww1 gear and ships. If the Japanese succeeded they could have stopped lend lease to the soviets and raided the west coast.

    @geminiengine2719@geminiengine27195 ай бұрын

  • About 16 minutes in i noticed Grif snuck in a mysterious stranger themes vault boy, nice reference bro

    @Old_Glory@Old_Glory5 ай бұрын

  • Fun fact : The official name should be CPC (Communist Party of China），CCP was originally from western media, which they want people to relat it with CCCP, in UN they only use CPC, NOT CCP.

    @jamesz2436@jamesz24365 ай бұрын

    • CCoPe

      @ffff7164@ffff71645 ай бұрын

  • This video will most likely reach an abundant number of views and likes, possibly a million.

    @JM_RedCoat@JM_RedCoat5 ай бұрын

  • 16:20 Nice use of mysterious stranger

    @brianstabile165@brianstabile1655 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for your hard work. Much love

    @TheBoss10725@TheBoss107255 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for another installment! Any plans to showcase the Yom Kippur War?

    @Fortune02@Fortune025 ай бұрын

    • October 7th

      @user-op8fg3ny3j@user-op8fg3ny3j5 ай бұрын

    • From the Palestinian perspective I hope

      @SnakShaksClosed@SnakShaksClosed5 ай бұрын

    • ​@@SnakShaksClosedwell, I'd hope he'd be objective.

      @crose1466@crose14665 ай бұрын

    • @@SnakShaksClosedtheir isn’t as huge of a Palestinian perspective as they weren’t a active player in the Yom Kippur war given that they didn’t exist for more then 2 decades at that time

      @enriqueperezarce5485@enriqueperezarce54855 ай бұрын

    • i'd like to see this too honestly, a two part series, one video from the israeli, and another from the egyptian perspective. The Syrian perspective isnt as interesting in my opinion, as someone whose read a lot from generals from all 3 countries.

      @arjay5425@arjay54255 ай бұрын

  • As a Chinese I have a question, that is, will American soldiers participate in the disaster relief?

    @user-dd7jv2qr7r@user-dd7jv2qr7r4 ай бұрын

    • 美军不捣乱就谢天谢地了😂

      @yousa_hanser@yousa_hanser4 ай бұрын

  • YOOOOOOOOOO niceeeeeee bro I'm so glad you're back

    @johnnyissuper6955@johnnyissuper69555 ай бұрын

  • Who draws thuse illustrations and the thumbnail? They are 🔥

    @minhnguyen-rp2es@minhnguyen-rp2es5 ай бұрын

  • I love this content! Screw KZhead for demonetizing you! History should not be censored and people who speak about it should not be punished financially for it! (Here’s a suggestion: Do Poland’s rise in power recently and how it could become Europes next major superpower as well as a dominant global player.) Love from warsaw! ❤️

    @OneSingularStair@OneSingularStair5 ай бұрын

    • @@ISIPrava711 Not exactly what i mean

      @OneSingularStair@OneSingularStair5 ай бұрын

    • @@OneSingularStair aint no way you're actually Polish

      @GuywithabadenglishOfficcial@GuywithabadenglishOfficcial5 ай бұрын

    • Honestly I can see why. The polish immigrants I've met here in the UK are some of the most hard working people I've met

      @anrw886@anrw8865 ай бұрын

    • Full marks for patriotism, buttttt..

      @outofturn331@outofturn3315 ай бұрын

    • @@GuywithabadenglishOfficcial I’m Polish and Proud!

      @OneSingularStair@OneSingularStair5 ай бұрын

  • Amazing and improving animation styles 👌

    @thatmemestar378@thatmemestar3785 ай бұрын

  • I love this video! Please make a video for the Vietnamese army, as there is very little info on KZhead!

    @arron3850@arron38504 ай бұрын

  • 19:24 I caught a little mistake, you said “Informationization” but the word was “Informatization” 😂. Anyway, thanks for being one of the greatest channels to ever exist, sorry KZhead has been so hard on you. Love you guys ❤️

    @RexKing-lc1tf@RexKing-lc1tf3 ай бұрын

    • Nope. Informationization is a real word. A dedicated term.

      @fiaviy.5298@fiaviy.529829 күн бұрын

  • Sino-American War = Fallout Universe

    @themingwarrior6391@themingwarrior63915 ай бұрын

  • I wish they make spanish army uniforms

    @ikergonzalezmartin2201@ikergonzalezmartin22015 ай бұрын

  • Love the ultrawide aspect ratio

    @cdilga@cdilga4 ай бұрын

  • PLA has already abandoned gorilla warfare tactics by the end of the civil war. PLA fought with the ROC with conventional war tactics. Also fought against the Americans in Korea with conventional war tactics

    @Mrwhomeyou@Mrwhomeyou5 ай бұрын

  • Quick note: PLA's Rocket Force was formerly known as the *Second Artillery Corps* between 1966 to 2016.

    @clement28300yip@clement28300yip5 ай бұрын

    • Colloquially known as “二炮”。😂

      @howie6768@howie67684 ай бұрын

  • Such a good video, high classed

    @donvince1854@donvince18545 ай бұрын

  • I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

    @oneshotme@oneshotme5 ай бұрын

  • Idea: The history of the 2014-2015 Donbas Conflict

    @jacob_perry18@jacob_perry185 ай бұрын

  • Competing superpowers, like Russia. Ahhahahaahah...

    @Kumimono@Kumimono5 ай бұрын

    • true lol

      @BoliceOccifer@BoliceOccifer5 ай бұрын

    • Hotdog

      @Ihavpickle@Ihavpickle5 ай бұрын

    • Not so funny now, is it? Cracks on the frontline are starting to show....

      @user-dg9hq8uz3g@user-dg9hq8uz3g2 ай бұрын

  • Hey @TheArmchairHistorian I just subcribed today, can you make a video About the Philippine's Modern Military? Or The battle of Marawi. I would really appreciate it and I am really interested in watching it thank you.😊

    @ejxd4447@ejxd44475 ай бұрын

  • An excellent and intriguing documentary concerning China's PLA... Definitely, the naval and support capabilities (like Spies, Cyber, and Space) have progressed... With this in mind, also can we safely say China is increasing conventional modernization of its main military branches?... Anyways, do you have any details concerning their Special Forces? Anyhow, a great documentary, thank you, and keep it up.

    @renegarza23@renegarza235 ай бұрын

    • 我们中国军队的实力会时刻警告美国军队不要在别人的国家门口为所欲为，中国的军事实力是捍卫自己的和平而美国是为了称霸世界，但是中国可不吃美国这一套。

      @ccczzz86@ccczzz865 ай бұрын

    • Search the snow leopards or the snow wolves

      @NightPhoenix.Y@NightPhoenix.Y5 ай бұрын

  • These saying about "lack of experience" is popular in China: 1. China lack of experience, but who want to be the sparring? If you can't find the victim, the only thing can do in peace is drill. 2. Asymmetric warfare experience is not PLA need, at least for now. And lot of Chinese military fans think US goes to the wrong way of focusing on asymmetric warfare. 3. Unmaned weapon is a great solution, more sweat for less blood.

    @qiangwang9514@qiangwang95145 ай бұрын

  • High quality content my friend❤

    @Keith-hv4cz@Keith-hv4cz5 ай бұрын

  • 13:30 it's also worth mentioning while chinese destroyer have less VLS cell but their VLS can launch supersonic anti-ship missile such as YJ-18, in US only Zumwalt class are design to have similar capability

    @wow664112@wow6641124 ай бұрын

  • 8:03 This one, I feel is more of a case of mistranslation and a different cultural concept for how to classify 'army'. The word in Chinese is 'jun'. This somehow is translated to English to 'Army', which is not accurate since China classifies all top level military organizations to this word. So the more accurate translation should be 'military' or 'armed forces' which is exactly what they are. For comparison, see the Chinese names of the ROC military.

    @Luvinist@Luvinist5 ай бұрын

  • Do you know another name of PLA？ “人民子弟兵” this is most important beyond all powerful weaponry

    @coalex9114@coalex91144 ай бұрын

  • are we able to get videos like this for historical armies (Napoleonic French, Victorian Britain etc)

    @noahoktay4294@noahoktay42945 ай бұрын

  • Could you make a video about the Ogaden War?

    @christopherhoffer6643@christopherhoffer66435 ай бұрын

    • dear my friend, where is Ogaden?

      @traditionalmusicoriginal2720@traditionalmusicoriginal27205 ай бұрын

    • @@traditionalmusicoriginal2720 In Ethiopia

      @christopherhoffer6643@christopherhoffer66435 ай бұрын

  • As John Cena says "BING CHILLING!!"

    @royzgaming441@royzgaming4415 ай бұрын

  • Could you do a video of Montagnards and MAC V SOG during the vietnam war? its a very niche topic but very important during the war.

    @leviathan0556@leviathan05565 ай бұрын

  • Right as I’m about to join the corps this is uploaded. Fitting

    @devildog2378@devildog23785 ай бұрын

  • They look strong, but how well could they handle US units equipped with T-45 power armor that wield miniguns?

    @bowenc24@bowenc245 ай бұрын

    • realmente

      @BoliceOccifer@BoliceOccifer5 ай бұрын

    • gaymer moment

      @adventurefaps9571@adventurefaps95715 ай бұрын

    • They will deploy their stealth units to sabotage US facilities,allowing China victory!

      @k.g.b5816@k.g.b58165 ай бұрын

    • lol american delulu moment

      @sleepyjoe4529@sleepyjoe45295 ай бұрын

    • USA is a joke, only win in cartoon

      @adam68756@adam687565 ай бұрын

  • KZhead will punish the people who do the hard, real work for talking about history or politics to make their advertisers comfortable, yet every ad I see is either a blatant scam or NSFW-themed ad. What a sad state of affairs

    @andyb2028@andyb20285 ай бұрын

  • 7:02 love the type 81 in the animation.

    @user-yb3zc8ni7c@user-yb3zc8ni7c28 күн бұрын

  • 9:15 omg it’s him. For everyone who doesn’t know there’s something on the paper

    @V77768@V777685 ай бұрын

  • Great video thanks

    @dansmith4077@dansmith40775 ай бұрын

  • If Russia is a superpower then so is France and the U.K. and Japan

    @MrTangolizard@MrTangolizard5 ай бұрын

    • There's only one country that fits the superpower status... Everyone else is a regional power

      @hamzamahmood9565@hamzamahmood95655 ай бұрын

    • ​@@hamzamahmood9565Great powers. Regional powers are only able to influence their immediate surroundings/sphere of influence. Brazil and India would be examples of regional powers.

      @helmuthvonmoltke5518@helmuthvonmoltke55185 ай бұрын

    • Well they are also superpowers same with russia. U.k and France have both been superpowers since the end of ww2. Japan in recent history has become one and would be one if it ever starts a navy again.

      @dirtysniper3434@dirtysniper34345 ай бұрын

    • Apart from Russia,the others countries could hardly take any decision of their own.

      @kaifxaif9502@kaifxaif95025 ай бұрын

    • Iran is regional power saudi arabia is a regional power India is a regional power germany too france is a global power if you can projet your force around the world you fit in the global power

      @mrhonkhonk6116@mrhonkhonk61165 ай бұрын

  • 20:20 🤣🤣🤣 Humble beginnings LmFaOooo

    @hel8686@hel86865 ай бұрын

  • I love the HoI 4 sounds references in this video!

    @apolakigamingandmore6376@apolakigamingandmore63765 ай бұрын

  • I was hoping for a history of Modern Chinese uniforms (1910s Republic to today) but dang this is good too.

    @Googledeservestodie@Googledeservestodie5 ай бұрын

  • Great content as always guys! Thank you

    @joewilliams8286@joewilliams82865 ай бұрын

  • Props to you and your company for the creatiotof this great ,clear and educative video. I learn a lot of things I didn't know and make things clearer. Thank you and keep the good work. Thanks 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸

    @cgpm.pr.caranggab@cgpm.pr.caranggab5 ай бұрын

    • Don’t believe the team that made the wrong map of China

      @footlessbird1998@footlessbird19985 ай бұрын

  • Technically, military service with the PLA is obligatory for all Chinese citizens. In practice, mandatory military service has not been implemented since 1949 as the People's Liberation Army has been able to recruit sufficient numbers voluntarily. Residents of the special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau, are exempted from joining the military. .

    @Jayjay-qe6um@Jayjay-qe6um5 ай бұрын

    • 准确来说香港，澳门，台湾不能参加PLA，政治审核无法通过

      @kongqiyiwang@kongqiyiwang5 ай бұрын

    • ​@@kongqiyiwangI Don't care Chinese PLAF

      @minhhieuchannel765@minhhieuchannel7655 ай бұрын

    • @@minhhieuchannel765 You don't care what it matters to me?

      @kongqiyiwang@kongqiyiwang5 ай бұрын

    • @@kongqiyiwang I Hate Chinese PLA

      @minhhieuchannel765@minhhieuchannel7655 ай бұрын

    • @@minhhieuchannel765 If you hate it, you will take a gun and fight them, what's the use of telling me?

      @kongqiyiwang@kongqiyiwang5 ай бұрын

  • Keep it up guys!

    @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347@odd-ysseusdoesstuff63475 ай бұрын

  • Armchair Historian. I love the video. I have a new suggestion for you. Let make a next video that talks about the United States Armed Forces

    @hansdenum2216@hansdenum22165 ай бұрын

  • As an african They are seriously helping my pepole I wont get into much detail but God be with the chinnese pepole

    @JiRiMa@JiRiMa5 ай бұрын

    • It's a trap.

      @Elwin123@Elwin1235 ай бұрын

    • you think you are smarter than this african friend?@@Elwin123

      @dravenvea2605@dravenvea26055 ай бұрын

    • @@Elwin123 Oh no the random loser wanna lecture, what a joke

      @karlk7070@karlk70705 ай бұрын

    • You haven’t gone through higher education, right?@@karlk7070

      @footlessbird1998@footlessbird19985 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for this awesome video! From a Chinese-American user

    @PixelatedKarelia@PixelatedKarelia5 ай бұрын

  • we know SSF is probably the branch in the red coast base that contacts extraterrestrial.

    @fbmw98@fbmw985 ай бұрын

  • Hey, Griff! Which hand do you wear your Holzkern watch?

    @DonTitoNYC@DonTitoNYC5 ай бұрын

  • Pls do one of this for India too.Also pls make a 1971 war video. I would really love to see more India related videos in this channel

    @pokethegreat4145@pokethegreat41455 ай бұрын

    • I hope Indians can read carefully and experience with their hearts. The huge difference in the founding of China and India determines the biggest difference between India and China. Just look at the modern history of both countries and you will understand. India has been colonized by Britain for more than 200 years. In 1947, Britain experienced World War II, its strength declined significantly, and its status was replaced by the United States. India achieved independence through non violent and non cooperative means. In other words, India's independence has not undergone the test of blood and fire. Such an independent country lacks cohesion, willpower, and a sense of national identity. Now let's talk about China. Since the British defeated the corrupt and incompetent Qing government in 1840, the Chinese people have been living in dire straits. Various disasters and wars followed one after another. At that time, China was very poor and backward, suffering various humiliations. Including the cession of Hong Kong and Macau, Taiwan becoming a Japanese colony, the Eight Nation Alliance setting fire to the Old Summer Palace, and subsequent Japan's comprehensive and brutal invasion of China. In 1931, Japan launched a full-scale invasion of China. From 1931 to 1945, the war lasted for 14 years. The Chinese military and civilians rose up to resist, fought with blood for fourteen years, and suffered 30 million casualties, ultimately achieving victory. Do you know why there are so many casualties in China? There are hundreds of reasons, and I will only give an example of one phenomenon: Chinese troops are in conflict with Japanese troops. Often, if the number of Chinese soldiers participating in the war is 100, they only have 20-30 firearms. The remaining soldiers did not give up resistance or surrender. They bravely fought against the Japanese machine guns and cannons with machetes, steel forks, and wooden sticks until they sacrificed themselves. This spirit of facing death as if returning home and never retreating is the Chinese spirit. 30 million casualties! Do you think this can happen in India? For India, it is zero casualties because their knees are soft. India will soon give up resistance. Do you know why there was the Nanjing Massacre? Due to the desperate resistance of the Chinese military and civilians, they will never surrender or give up. After Japan captured Nanjing, firstly to vent its anger, and secondly to scare off other Chinese soldiers and civilians in resistance. However, the Nanjing Massacre not only did not deter any Chinese people, but also further aroused the resistance of the Chinese people. The establishment of New China has gone through the test of blood and fire. Do you know why the Chinese national flag is red? That's because the establishment of New China was bought with the blood of countless Chinese ancestors, and we Chinese people will always remember it. From 1945 to 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, the Kuomintang fled to Taiwan. Originally, the Chinese people thought they could live a peaceful life they had longed for, but in 1950, the Korean War broke out, lasting three years. The Chinese People's Volunteer Army successfully resisted the northward route of the United States without air superiority, sea superiority, outdated army equipment, and extremely poor logistics, at the cost of losing hundreds of thousands of brave People's Liberation Army soldiers. As for India's unforgettable and shameful 1962 Sino Indian War, in the eyes of us Chinese, it was not a war at all. Firstly, it only took 32 days. Secondly, from 1959 to 1961, China experienced the most difficult three years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, during which many people starved to death. In 1962, India's economy far surpassed that of China. Both the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain support India. At that time, India implemented a "forward policy" and attacked China with elite troops. We Chinese people really don't want to go to war. The Chinese troops that participated in the war with India in 1962 were ordinary border defense forces, not regular People's Liberation Army. In China, soldiers are known as the "cutest people". There is a Chinese proverb: without a country, there is no home, and soldiers are the backbone of the country. Thank you to our brave soldiers of the People's Liberation Army who are always ready to defend the borders of our motherland. No matter how India develops its military, it cannot surpass China. Whether in the past, present, or future, China can always defeat India. This is determined by the history and culture of both countries. Chinese people value the spirit of dedication and sacrifice. Do not surrender, do not surrender, vow to resist to the death, and face death as if returning on the battlefield. If Chinese soldiers surrender on the battlefield, it would be a great shame, and the spirit of dying rather than giving up is deeply engraved in the bones of every Chinese person. These are all things that Indians do not possess. So, even now or in the future, India will never be able to defeat China. Now, do you think India can stand tall in the world like China? Absolutely impossible.

      @mingmuyiyang8615@mingmuyiyang86155 ай бұрын

  • +30000000 Social Credits.

    @enterchannelname3213@enterchannelname32135 ай бұрын
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