original_query: What is the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF)?
query: What is the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF)?
answer: The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the largest and oldest branch of the Chinese armed forces.  It's undergone significant reform and modernization in recent decades, transitioning from a large, conventionally armed force to a more technologically advanced and restructured organization.