August 1, Nanchang Uprising marks the first battle of the Chinese Red Army, also known as the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
This was the second Sino-Japanese conflict, it began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937 and ended with the surrender of Japan in the World war II.
Renamed the People’s Liberation Army, a counteroffensive is launched which forces the KMT to collapse rapidly on the mainland in 1949
After months of failed negotiations over Chinese sovereignty, the PLA forcefully occupies Chamdo in Tibet. In the same year the PLA intervenes in Korean war
Uprising by Tibetan militias results in further armed conflic
Sino-Indian war, A fierce conflict over a disputed region of the Himalayan border in parts of Arunachal Pradesh, known in China as South Tibet
It was a sea battle with the South Vietnamese Navy. After the 1975 reunification of Vietnam, the claims to the Paracels renews. The dispute remains ongoing today
Sino-Vietnamese war, A PLA incursion into Northern Vietnam ends with Chinese troops withdrawing about a month later. Both sides claim victory
Martial Law imposed in response to the Tiananmen Square protests
The conflict ensues after a series of missile "tests" conducted by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the waters surrounding Taiwan
Beijing begins transporting military personnel to Djibouti in Africa, China’s first overseas military base