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First, the leadership system is different.

The PLA implements a single top-down vertical leadership of the Central Military Commission; According to the provisions of the National Defense Law, the State Council and the Central Military Commission exercise dual leadership over the Armed Police Force, which accepts the leadership of both the Central Military Commission and the State Council.

Second, the function is different.

According to Article 3 of the China People's Liberation Army Internal Affairs Ordinance, the task of the China People's Liberation Army is to consolidate national defense, resist aggression, defend the people, the country and the socialist system, safeguard the people's peaceful labor, and serve the people wholeheartedly;

The Chinese People's Armed Police Force, in peacetime, guards the safety of party and government organs and some state leaders, important foreign guests and large gatherings; Carrying out armed guards and escorts on prisons and reform-through-labour institutions; Cooperate with public security organs to arrest, pursue and escort criminals according to law; Guard key departments such as radio and television stations, national economy, national defense industry and national defense scientific research, as well as targets such as civil airports, important bridges and tunnels; Border guards and fire fighting.

Third, the PLA is a group action. No matter whether the troops are fighting, training or practicing, they can always use an army or a group army, while the armed police usually fight on a small scale, with one class and one platoon. If you use a squadron, this is a big move.

To sum up, the PLA and the armed police, one is to resist foreign aggression and consolidate national defense; First, undertake domestic security tasks and maintain social stability.

Historically, China People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Armed Police Force (CAPF) have a deep relationship. During this period, CAPF was incorporated into the PLA sequence several times. Both of them are from scratch, from weak to strong, with a profound brand of the times, and have experienced tortuous and complicated changes. I firmly believe that in the future, they will keep pace with the times, faithfully fulfill their historical mission, comprehensively strengthen the revolutionization, modernization and regularization of the army, and work hand in hand towards new glory across the century in the new historical period.