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Category of Manifolds and Maps: TOP $\supseteq$ TRI $\supseteq$ PL $\supseteq$ DIFF?

Please let me denote the following

we consider the category of manifolds and their maps based on what I learned from Wikipedia above links.

Is it true that the above categories have the following relations:

(1) TOP $\supseteq$ TRI ?

Namely, every TRI must be TOP manifolds?

(2) TRI $\supseteq$ PL ?

Namely, every PL must be TRI manifolds?

(3) TRI $\supseteq$ DIFF ?

Namely, every DIFF must be TRI manifolds?

(4) PL $\supseteq$ DIFF ?

Namely, every DIFF must be PL manifolds?

(5) So in a short summary, is it true that

$$\text{ TOP $\supseteq$ TRI $\supseteq$ PL $\supseteq$ DIFF} ?$$

(If what I said in (5) is false, what are their intersections, unions and complements of these categories?)

p.s. This is based on an improved unanswer question from MSE a week ago. I am sorry I hope more experts can fill in this question. Thanks! <3