PLA
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The PLA is the unified military organization of the People's Republic of China, encompassing its ground, naval, air, rocket, and strategic support forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PLA canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T498622 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PLA Context triple: [People's Liberation Army, shortName, PLA]
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A.
PLAF
PLAF is an abbreviation commonly used to refer to the Polish Air Force, the air warfare branch of Poland’s armed forces.
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B.
TPE
TPE is the three-letter IOC and international sporting code used to represent Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) in global competitions and events.
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C.
PLC
The PLC is the elected legislative body of the Palestinian Authority, responsible for drafting laws and overseeing the executive in the Palestinian territories.
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D.
Pella ProLine
Pella ProLine is a product line of mid-range, wood-clad windows and doors manufactured by Pella Corporation, known for balancing performance, aesthetics, and affordability.
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E.
PAC-1
PAC-1 is the first major operational configuration of the U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missile system, introducing enhanced capabilities for air defense against aircraft and limited missile threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PLA Target entity description: The PLA is the unified military organization of the People's Republic of China, encompassing its ground, naval, air, rocket, and strategic support forces.
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A.
PLAF
PLAF is an abbreviation commonly used to refer to the Polish Air Force, the air warfare branch of Poland’s armed forces.
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B.
TPE
TPE is the three-letter IOC and international sporting code used to represent Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) in global competitions and events.
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C.
PLC
The PLC is the elected legislative body of the Palestinian Authority, responsible for drafting laws and overseeing the executive in the Palestinian territories.
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D.
Pella ProLine
Pella ProLine is a product line of mid-range, wood-clad windows and doors manufactured by Pella Corporation, known for balancing performance, aesthetics, and affordability.
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E.
PAC-1
PAC-1 is the first major operational configuration of the U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missile system, introducing enhanced capabilities for air defense against aircraft and limited missile threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| allegiance | Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party
ⓘ
Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of China
ⓘ
linked to:
China
|
| doctrine |
active defense
ⓘ
people's war ⓘ |
| employer | members of the Chinese armed forces ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Chinese Civil War
ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ Sino-Indian War ⓘ Sino-Vietnamese War ⓘ border conflicts involving the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1927-08-01 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Hong Kong
ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
Macau ⓘ Mainland China ⓘ
linked to:
China
|
| hasPart |
Chinese militia
ⓘ
linked to:
People's Armed Police
People's Armed Police ⓘ People's Liberation Army Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
People's Liberation Army Ground Force ⓘ
linked to:
People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army Navy ⓘ People's Liberation Army Rocket Force ⓘ People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry |
People's Republic of China
ⓘ
linked to:
China
|
| headquartersLocation | Beijing ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
armed forces of the People's Republic of China
ⓘ
linked to:
People's Liberation Army
|
| militaryBranch |
People's Liberation Army Air Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
People's Liberation Army Ground Force ⓘ People's Liberation Army Navy ⓘ People's Liberation Army Rocket Force ⓘ People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force ⓘ |
| motto | 为人民服务 ⓘ |
| mottoEnglish | Serve the People ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| nativeName |
中国人民解放军
ⓘ
linked to:
People's Liberation Army
|
| nativeNameLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf | national defense system of the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chinese Red Army ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
national defense of the People's Republic of China
ⓘ
protection of Chinese sovereignty ⓘ protection of Chinese territorial integrity ⓘ support of Chinese Communist Party rule ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
air forces
ⓘ
ground forces ⓘ missile forces ⓘ naval forces ⓘ space and cyber forces ⓘ |
| shortName | PLA ⓘ |
| subclassOf | national armed forces ⓘ |
| usesScript | Simplified Chinese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: PLA Description of subject: The PLA is the unified military organization of the People's Republic of China, encompassing its ground, naval, air, rocket, and strategic support forces.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.