This publication, PLA Forces in Humanitarian Relief Operations, through its many valuable historical records and its elaboration of details, presents the outstanding capabilities of the Chinese military forces in carrying out the most urgent, arduous and dangerous rescue missions that they showed in the various major disaster relief and emergency response operations, domestic or overseas. The whole book falls into two parts, which respectively involve the domestic or overseas relief operations. With a series of storiettes presented, it gives a vivid account of eleven humanitarian relief operations, highlighting the PLA's inherent qualities of "serving the people heart and soul" and their great love of respecting life and care for peace.