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title: "Defense and security | Chinese Reading Practice | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "How China’s armed forces, military service and security laws work, in plain facts."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/defense-and-security"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# Defense and security

How China’s armed forces, military service and security laws work, in plain facts.

## Choose a levelRead at your level

Every reading sits at the level where most of its words are taught

[**All**](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/defense-and-security) [**HSK 1**1 reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/defense-and-security?level=1)**HSK 2**0 readings[**HSK 3**1 reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/defense-and-security?level=3)**HSK 4**0 readings[**HSK 5**1 reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/defense-and-security?level=5)**HSK 6**0 readings[**HSK 7–9**1 reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/defense-and-security?level=7)

[**“八一”是什么日子？**What is August 1 in China? Army Day explainedNewHSK 1 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/china-army-day-august-1)

[**《网络安全法》管什么？**What does China’s Cybersecurity Law require?NewHSK 7 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chinas-cybersecurity-law)

[**在中国，一定要当兵吗？**Is military service compulsory in China?NewHSK 3 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/is-military-service-compulsory-in-china)

[**中国的“蓝盔”**How many UN peacekeepers does China send?NewHSK 5 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/china-un-peacekeepers)

## How the levels work

Each reading sits at the HSK level where most of its words are taught: at least 9 in 10 of its words are on the official HSK word list (2025 syllabus) at or below that level.