7.3.1. Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团, 兵团)
Wikipedia mentions:
In October 1954 the Production Division was ordered by the Mao Zedong to form People’s Liberation Army Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, tasked to "Integrate labor with violence, colonize and populate the frontier" in 1954.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqbNuejnP_4 Secrets of the Tomato Industry: The Empire of Red Gold by Java Discover (2022) Has some good Bingtuan mentions.
Wikipedia mentions:
In October 1954 the Production Division was ordered by the Mao Zedong to form People’s Liberation Army Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, tasked to "Integrate labor with violence, colonize and populate the frontier" in 1954.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqbNuejnP_4 Secrets of the Tomato Industry: The Empire of Red Gold by Java Discover (2022) Has some good Bingtuan mentions.