However the Type 56 carbine still remains in service with Chinese militias and reserve forces .
By the time border conflict broke out again between China and Vietnam in 1983 , the Chinese military had already been completely re-equipped with their more accurate , precise Type 81 assault rifle .
The Type 56 carbine still remains in service with Chinese militias and reserve forces .
By the time border conflict broke out again between China and Vietnam in 1983 , the Chinese military had already been completely re-equipped with their more accurate , precise Type 81 assault rifle .