On March 11, 2013, President Xi Jinping proposed the Party’s goal of building a strong military in the new era that obeys the Party's command, can fight and win, and maintains excellent conduct.

On May 10, 2013, the PLA Navy (PLAN) formally established the first carrier-based aviation unit.

The Chinese military sent a full-formed force protection unit to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, which marked the first time that the Chinese military had sent troops to carry out force protection duties for the UNPKOs.

On February 27, 2014, September 3 was designated as the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and December 13 as the National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

On March 21, 2014, the first Type 052D guided missile destroyer independently developed and built by China was delivered and commissioned to the navy as the ship Kunming (Hull 172).

On March 28, 2014, the remains of 437 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs in the Republic of Korea, as the first batch, returned to China.

On August 23, 2014, Xi Jinping conferred the honorary title of Heroic Flight Test Team on an air force test brigade, and the honorary title of Heroic Test Pilot of Carrier-based Fighter on Dai Mingmeng, deputy commanding officer of a naval carrier aviation unit.

In January 2015, a full-formed infantry battalion was, for the first time, dispatched to participate in the peacekeeping operations of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

On April 7, 2015, PLA Navy ships Linyi, Weifang and Weishanhu had evacuated 621 Chinese nationals from Yemen, and assisted 276 foreign citizens from 15 countries to be evacuated safely.

From July 22 to August 16, 2015, Chinese troops participated in the 2015 International Army Games in Russia, competing with counterparts from 16 countries. China has participated in the IAG for many continuous years since then.

On September 3, 2015, Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held.

On September 5, 2015, the Dongfeng-21D missile made its debut in the military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

Xi Jinping stressed the need to promote the establishment of the pattern in which the CMC exercise overall leadership, the Theatre Commands are responsible for military operations, and the services focus on developing capabilities.

On December 31, 2015, the founding meeting of the PLA Army General Command, the PLA Rocket Force and the PLA Strategic Support Force was held.

On November 1, 2016, China's independently developed new-generation stealth fighter J-20 made its debut at the 11th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition. Soon, the J-20 got commissioned into the air force combat forces.

On April 26, 2017, China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier Shandong (Hull 17) was launched.

On July 11, 2017, the Chinese PLA Support Base in Djibouti was established. On August 1, troops stationed in the support base entered the camp.

On August 1, 2017, a ceremony to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was held.

On August 23, 2017, the Stride-2017 • Zhurihe, a live confrontation drill featuring combined-arms brigades organized by the PLA army was held at the Zhurihe training base in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

On April 26, 2018, China’s domestically-developed new-generation Dongfeng-26 ballistic missile was commissioned into the PLA Rocket Force.

On June 5, 2018, the first public recruitment of military civilian personnel was launched.

On October 1, 2019, a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was held in Beijing. Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missile made its first appearance.

On December 17, 2019, China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier Shandong (Hull 17) was commissioned into the PLA Navy at a military port in Sanya, Hainan. President Xi Jinping boarded the carrier for inspection.

On January 12, 2020, China’s self-developed 10000-ton-class Type 055 destroyer Nanchang was commissioned into the PLA Navy.

On January 24, 2020, 450 medical personnel from three medical teams of the army, navy and air force arrived at Wuhan Airport to support the fight against COVID-19.

On February 2, 2020, the air force dispatched eight Il-76 aircraft to transport 795 military medical personnel and 58 tons of materials to Huoshenshan Hospital, a specialized hospital built in Wuhan amid the COVID-19 epidemic.

On October 23, 2020, a ceremony was held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers' entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

On September 28, 2021, the 13th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition was held in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. New types of fighter jets and an array of main battle equipment in active service were displayed.

On June 17, 2022, China launched the 3rd aircraft carrier Fujian with the hull number 18.

On July 27, 2022, the Central Military Commission held a ceremony to award the Order of Bayi and honorary titles.

On July 31, 2022, the PLA Air Force spokesperson said that China’s YY-20 had been put into training for combat readiness.

On August 2, 2022, the PLA Eastern Theater Command staged a series of joint military operations around Taiwan Island as planned.