volunteer armies: Prompted by social unrest and foreign thre

Chinese companies are forming volunteer armies called Peoples Armed Forces Departments (PAFDs), reflecting Beijing's concerns about social unrest and foreign threats. These units, reminiscent of the Mao Zedong era, act as a reserve force for the military and can be deployed for various missions, including disaster response and maintaining social order.

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