A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.

Historian of maritime and continental empires who taught strategy at the U.S

Purpose number one of an army in this world is you protect the ruling machine. So, if you think about the People's Liberation Army, it's uh goal number one, uh mission number one is to keep the Communist Party in power.