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--FILE--Chinese students from a military engineering college of the PLA (People's Liberation Army) choir sing a song during a training session for the upcoming military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression at a training base in Beijing, China, 14 August 2015. As infantrymen polish their buckles and honour guards practice their marches one final time, the stage is set for the parade in Beijing on Thursday (3 September 2015) to mark the end of the second world war. Global leaders can expect a display of awe-inspiring power from the world's largest army, which will be represented by 12, 000 Chinese troops in 50 formations, nearly 200 aircraft, seven types of missiles and a dazzling array of hardware never before shown publicly. Yet with all eyes on the pomp in Tiananmen Square, behind the scenes, China's military is in flux. Several plans for reform have been suggested, but one envisages the most radical restructuring of the forces ever. The plans, aimed at turning the People's Liberation Army into a modern fighting force fit for battle and capable of projecting power overseas, envisage overhauling outdated command structures, unifying the army, navy and air force along Western lines, and further consolidating the army's military command regions, now seven, down to four.
