Red Army 1927

The Nanchang uprising against the KMT was led by Zhou Enlai, Ye Ting and the communist-controlled troops in the KMT army. Many still wore KMT uniforms at the time

PLA special forces Sino-Vietnam war (Circa 1979)

Each member of the PLA special forces given a Guang Rong Dang suicide grenade in case they were caught

Current PLA infantry soldier 2017

It costs about US$1,523 to equip a single Chinese soldier. Almost half of the cost is for the QBZ-95 rifle alone, at US$640, followed by the helmet at US$235