Plateau soldiers are stationed in the plateau area, which may be the army, armed police and air force. Plateau soldiers have strict physical examination when they join the army. Because of the harsh environment, they are well paid (otherwise, who will go). Both the Armed Police and the People's Liberation Army are part of China's armed forces. The difference is that the armed police mainly maintain social order internally, and some production and construction tasks belong to the people's armed police, officially known as the PLA People's Liberation Army. This is mainly to protect national security.

The PLA and the Armed Police also have different leadership systems. First, resist foreign aggression and consolidate national defense; First, undertake domestic security tasks and maintain social stability. 1, different tasks, PLA external, armed police internal 2, different management system, PLA front-line command, armed police dual leadership 3, different establishment, PLA regular, armed police slightly worse, armed police is local and central dual leadership. The China People's Liberation Army is directly under the leadership of the central military organization.