"This publication is intended as a reference aid for significant military terms as interpreted and defined by the People's Republic of China (PRC). For each entry, the English-language heading is followed by the simplified Chinese characters used in the PRC, their Pinyin Romanization, and their standard telegraphic codes (STC). A complete etymology is given for each term, along with an authoritative PRC definition when available. This is followed by a commentary in which available official Soviet and United States definitions for the terms are included for comparative purposes, and concepts and terminology are clarified as necessary."--from the Preface.

"Information cutoff date August 1980"--T.p.

Introduction -- General military terms -- Ground force terms -- Naval force terms -- Air force terms.