Original version

BBC News Asia Pacific

Our World

Documentaries

Factual

BBC News Channel

An impartial and independent news service offering breaking news, analysis and insight.

A 24-hour impartial and independent news service offering breaking news, analysis and insight. It provides fast and comprehensive coverage of local, UK and international events.

BBC journalism at its best with programmes that expose and evaluate global topics.

BBC News North America

BBC News South Asia

BBC News Europe

BBC News Middle East

The BBC's international 24-hour news and information channel, as seen by viewers in Africa.

BBC News Africa

BBC News Latin America

Our World: China's Model Army

25/04/2014 GMT

China's Model Army

BBC News - Our World, China's Model Army

Our World gains access to the People's Liberation Army's officer training programme.

Steve Hewlett has gained exclusive access to the People's Liberation Army's officer training programme, as China's vast military machine re-invents itself.

China's People's Liberation Army - the world's largest military force - was once synonymous with internal repression following the brutal crackdown on student protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
But now the PLA is trying to change. For the first time foreign TV cameras have been allowed to film its inner workings. For Our World Steve Hewlett has gained exclusive access to the PLA's officer training programme, as China's vast military machine re-invents itself as a force fit for the twenty-first century.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Our World

China's Model Army

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC News Asia Pacific

About BBC World News