The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) is the largest standing ground force in the world as of 2019, and continued to transition into a modern, mobile and lethal ground force by fielding upgraded combat systems and communications equipment and enhancing its ability to conduct and manage complex combined-arms and joint operations.
ðə pˈiːpəlz lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən ˈɑːɹmi ɡɹˈaʊnd fˈoːɹs plˈæɡf ɪz ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst stˈændɪŋ ɡɹˈaʊnd fˈoːɹs ɪnðə wˈɜːld æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd tə tɹænsˈɪʃən ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈɑːdɚn, mˈoʊbəl ænd lˈiːθəl ɡɹˈaʊnd fˈoːɹs baɪ fˈiːldɪŋ ʌpɡɹˈeɪdᵻd kˈɑːmbæt sˈɪstəmz ænd kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz ɪkwˈɪpmənt ænd ɛnhˈænsɪŋ ɪts ɐbˈɪləɾi tə kəndˈʌkt ænd mˈænɪdʒ kˈɑːmplɛks kəmbˈaɪndˈɑːɹmz ænd dʒˈɔɪnt ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz.