ABSTRACT
Navy were determined by several key factors: the geography of China, the nature of its economy, perceptions of external threat, traditional People's Liberation Army (PLA) military thought, and the example of the Soviet navy. Navy were determined by several key factors: the geography of China, the nature of its economy, perceptions of external threat, traditional PLA military thought, and the example of the Soviet navy. The division's training consisted of seagoing acclimatization, embarkation and disembarkation, formation sailing, firing guns from boats, underwater demolition, and beach combat tactics. The division's training consisted of seagoing acclimatization, embarkation and disembarkation, formation sailing, firing guns from boats, underwater demolition, and beach combat tactics. The Korean War diverted military expenditures in other directions in 1950-1953, and throughout the decade economic development took precedence over military modernization in the allocation of scarce resources. The costs of indefinitely maintaining considerable armed forces on the Fujian front at a high state of readiness were certainly begrudged.
