Yes, according to national laws, college students in China must take part in military training. Military training usually lasts for half a month to one month, but some schools will last for two or three months. In college, taking part in military training also counts as a credit. If you don't get this credit, you won't get a diploma. Therefore, every freshman must receive military training, without exception, unless there is a certificate of major illness that proves that you can't participate in military training.

However, in China, three universities are exempt from military training, namely Jinan University, Huaqiao University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen).

The reason why these three universities don't have to take part in military training is actually clear when you think about it. Because these three schools belong to overseas Chinese schools, that is, overseas Chinese schools. Although Jinan University didn't close the name of the Overseas Chinese School, it, like Overseas Chinese University, belongs to the leadership of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office in the State Council, and is also the first overseas Chinese university in China, with many foreign students. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) is an institution of higher learning jointly organized by Guangdong Province and Hong Kong. Most of the students in this institution come from Hong Kong.

Because the students of these three universities are not all mainland students, in order to take care of students from other countries and Hong Kong, the mainland is not required to participate in military training.