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Welcome to the Chinese military history task force. If you have any questions about articles or are generally seeking advice, you're encouraged to ask at the main military history talk page, or you can directly approach one of the task force participants below. The coordinators of the Military history WikiProject can be contacted here. Scope This task force covers the military history of China both prior to and after the formation of the People's Republic of China, as well as the military history of the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan). Any article related to this task force should be marked by adding Chinese-task-force=yes or Chinese=y to the {{WPMILHIST}} project banner at the top of its talk page (see the project banner instructions for more details on the exact syntax). This will automatically place it into Category:Chinese military history task force articles.

Participants

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1. Asiaticus (talk · contribs) (working on orbat for battles and military, of the Second Sino-Japanese war)
2. Alex Shih (talk · contribs) (Pre-1949)
3. CWH (talk · contribs) Modern Chinese military history.
4. DCTT (talk · contribs) (Second Sino-Japanese War.)
5. djwilms (talk · contribs) (interests: Sino-French War and Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895))
6. Ghostexorcist (talk · contribs) (Interested primarily Tang and Song Dynasties.)
7. hanchi (talk · contribs) (Personal anecdotes from Sino Japanese war and Korean War, some knowledge about Sun Tzu tactics being used throughout history, Three Kingdoms (mostly on the Romance side), Chu-Han contention, Warring State.)
8. Hexes54 (talk · contribs · count) Modern military history
9. Javert2113 (talk · contribs) (Late Qing, early Republic, Warlord era, and Second Sino-Japanese War)
10. Ktsquare (talk · contribs)
11. Tayzhian (talk · contribs) (Knowledgable about all Chinese dynasties before the civil war, specialises in Three Kingdoms and the Han Dynasty.)
12. Thehistorianisaac (talk · contribs) (Modern Chinese military and maybe bit of northern and southern dynasties)
13. Miyagawa (talk · contribs) Working up ship-related articles.
14. Romanov loyalist (talk · contribs) (late Qing dynasty, warlord era and Second Sino-Japanese War)
15. Underbar_dk (talk · contribs) (Three Kingdoms and the Ming dynasty)
16. Cricketts19 (talk · contribs) (Knowledgable about all Pre-Song dynasties, but Han and Three Kingdoms in particular)
17. KeeperOfThePeace (talk · contribs) (Han and Three Kingdoms, as well as Tang and Ming history)
18. PikaGeneral (talk · contribs) (Warlord Era to PRC)
19. Toadspike (talk · contribs) (All parts of Chinese history, really. I just need motivation to write content.)
20. TigerScientist (talk · contribs) (Three Kingdoms and involvement in Cold War)
21. Yokohama1989 (talk · contribs) (Yuan Shikai to present, emphasis on the Warlord Era)
22. Huaxiazidi (talk · contribs) (More emphaises on heroes of second world war and civil war))

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Article statistics

The table to the right shows the current article assessment statistics for this task force. A list of the top 500 most popular articles within our scope, as well as the number of page views each article received over the past month, can be found here. With most of our articles assessed as Stub- or Start-Class, there's a lot of work to be done. However, we also have a number of good, A-Class, and featured articles, which have been assessed as amongst the best Wikipedia has to offer. These articles serve as a yardstick for what can be achieved and should be aimed for, and can provide ideas about how to write an article and what sources to consult; they are listed below: Featured articles 1740 Batavia massacre Felice Beato Battle of Caishi Chagatai Khan Choe Bu Genghis Khan Han dynasty Jin–Song wars Jochi Ming dynasty Battle of Red Cliffs Shen Kuo Shigi Qutuqu Shunzhi Emperor Society of the Song dynasty Song dynasty Tang dynasty Ming–Tibet relations Tolui Zhao Chongguo Zhou Tong (archer) Featured lists Army groups of the National Revolutionary Army Timeline of the Jin–Song wars A-Class articles Battle of Hulao Battle of Kapyong First Battle of Maryang-san Operation Matterhorn Operation Rolling Thunder Sasaki Tōichi Good articles Assassin's mace Battle of Hulao Battle of Huoyi Battle of Kowloon Battle of Yanshi Canton Coolie Corps Rebellion of Cao Qin Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River Chinese cruiser Chaoyong Chenqiao mutiny Battle of Chosin Reservoir Conquest of the Western Turks Death toll of the Nanjing Massacre Chinese ironclad Dingyuan Dingyuan-class ironclad Chinese transport Fu Po Chinese frigate Hai'an Han Lin'er Han campaigns against Minyue Heilongjiang hand cannon History of the Song dynasty History of the Great Wall of China History of the Han dynasty Hongwu Emperor Hu Lanqi Huolongjing January Storm Jinan incident Jingnan campaign Chinese cruiser Jingyuan (1886) Chinese cruiser Jiyuan Siege of Kaifeng (1232) Battle of Kapyong Kowloon Walled City Battle of Kranji Lan Yu (general) Liao dynasty John Van Antwerp MacMurray Mae Salong First Battle of Maryang-san Iwane Matsui Ming treasure voyages Mongol conquest of the Qara Khitai Mulan (1998 film) Chinese cruiser Nan Chen Battle of Nanking National Pacification Army Nezak Huns Northern Expedition Battle of Onjong Operation Matterhorn Battle of Pakchon Peng Dehuai Prince of Anhua rebellion Prince of Ning rebellion The Rape of Nanking (book) Battle of the Samichon River Sasaki Tōichi Third Battle of Seoul Southward expansion of the Han dynasty Stanley Internment Camp Toluid Civil War Torreón massacre Battle of Triangle Hill Tumu Crisis Turks in the Tang military Battle of Unsan Wang Bingzhang (general) First and second battles of Wonju World War II Wujing Zongyao Xifeng concentration camp Xu Shunshou Xuande Emperor Chinese cruiser Yangwei Chinese corvette Yangwu Yongle Emperor Chinese frigate Yuyuen Chinese ironclad Zhenyuan Chinese cruiser Zhiyuan Zhu De

Chinese military history task force assessment statistics Articles Lists FA 21 FL 2 A 6 AL 0 GA 79     B 340 BL 6 C 1,431 CL 16 Start 2,768 List 83 Stub 779     Total 5,424 Total 107 Other pages Category 1,094 Disambig 27 Draft 10 File 28 Portal 2 Project 3 Redirect 466 SIA 35 Template 199 User 0 Total 1,864 Unassessed 0 Statistics ω 25,919 Ω 4.686 category

Open tasks

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Popular pages

Full list

Cleanup needed

Battle of Keelung • Battle of Xinfeng

Requested articles

Gurkha Security Guards Limited • Kesig • Battle of Luban Chang • Battle of Zunyi • Conquest of Qingyuan • Battle of Hsinchu • Battle of Miaoli • Battle of Budai • Kuomintang insurgency • China–United States proxy conflict (draft) • Resolute Army • Tenacious Army • Li Wenzhong • Border Defense Corps (China)

Expansion needed

Yulin class gunboat • Battle of Lanfeng • Battle of Rehe • Battle of Suiyuan • 1950–1951 invasion of Tibet • People's Liberation Army General Staff Headquarters • Battle of Dingjunshan • History of the Khitans • Siege of Tainan • Xiao Ke• Zhang Guohua • 90th Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China) • Teng Haiqing • El Temür • Battle of Lazikou

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Merging needed

Type 051B destroyer and Chinese destroyer Shenzhen

Citations needed

Battle of Chamdo • Sino-Tibetan War

Translation needed

Jingnan Campaign

Article alerts

Today's featured articles

• 21 Feb 2026 – Shigi Qutuqu (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

Did you know

• 16 Feb 2026 – Kim Chwajin (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Grnrchst (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Feb 2026 – Zhang Gan (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Toadboy123 (t · c); see discussion
• 20 Jan 2026 – Lan Yu (general) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 31 Jan 2026 – Battle of Baisi (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mccapra (t · c) was closed as keep by Vanderwaalforces (t · c) on 15 Feb 2026; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
• 31 Jan 2026 – Battle of Ningping (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mccapra (t · c) was closed as keep by Vanderwaalforces (t · c) on 15 Feb 2026; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
• 27 Jan 2026 – Lü Guang's invasion of Western Qin (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mccapra (t · c) was closed as keep by Svartner (t · c) on 18 Feb 2026; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)

Good article nominees

• 19 Jan 2026 – Battle of the Bloody Hills (1637) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by HorseBro the hemionus (t · c); start discussion
• 17 Jun 2025 – CRINK (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by OpalYosutebito (t · c); start discussion

Good article reassessments

• 07 Dec 2025 – Liao dynasty (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

• 18 Oct 2025 – Cold War (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Protoeus (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 19 Sep 2025 – Grenade (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by BP OMowe (t · c); see discussion
• 23 May 2025 – Cross-strait relations (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Hanyangprofessor2 (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Mar 2025 – Imjin War (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Grapesurgeon (t · c); see discussion

Resources

• 中国黄埔军校网
• 中央研究院 漢籍電子文獻
• Joint Study of the Sino-Japanese War (Harvard University Asia Center)
• Three Kingdoms Battle Chronology
• 爭奪台灣，荷西展開在台最大一次戰役
• 台灣抗清概述
• Chinese Ministry of Defense
• 2022 PLAN recognition guide, office of naval intelligence
• PLA Daily archives from 2018-2025
• 中国军网英烈纪念堂