November 23, 2019
Five Marine Corps from Around the World that You Don’t Want to Fight
Not just the U.S. Marines.
by Caleb Larson
Post-reorganization, the PLANMC tripled to around 30,000 and is a Marine Corps in the traditional sense, operating from naval ships and bases, providing port and ship security, and an assault capability. All essentially in support of the Navy. Their uniforms support this mainly littoral mission profile, which being blue and white, would be counterproductive as camouflage.
China’s relatively recent acquisition of an over-seas base Djibouti and ongoing disputes in the South China Sea point to an expanding role for the PLANMC, which seems to be gearing towards operations farther removed from China’s immediate border. The PLANMC would likely be China’s readiness force in the event of a conflict in the South China Sea, and has made a showing in joint operations with other countries, including Russia.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/five-marine-corps-around-world-you-don%E2%80%99t-want-fight-99167?page=0%2C1
