For those readers who want to better understand the capabilities of the military services of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), here is a link to the unclassified report prepared for Congress at the direction of the Secretary of Defense.  The report was released to the public on September 1, 2020.  Its full title is Military and Security Development Involving the Peoples Republic of China | 2020.

This report was written for members of Congress and their staffs.  It is detailed but not highly technical.  It is highly informative as well about the PRC military’s philosophy and its loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), not the citizens of the PRC.

Possibly the most important thing for readers to understand is the relationship of the PRC’s military to the CCP’s total control over the PRC’s government.  Simply put, unlike the United States where the loyalty of the US military services is to the Constitution of the United States, the PRC’s military forces and its objectives are loyal to the preservation and international expansion of the CCP.