| 2015 People's Republic of China military reform | |||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 深化國防和軍隊改革 | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | 深化国防和军队改革 | ||||
| Literal meaning | Deepening national defense and military reform | ||||
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The first wave of the People's Republic of China military reform was announced in November 2015 at a plenary session of the Central Leading Group for Military Reform of the Central Military Commission.[1][2][3][4][5]
In January 2014, Chinese senior military officers[who?] said that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) was planning to reduce the number of military regions from seven to five "Theater Commands" to have joint command with the ground, naval, air and rocket forces. This is planned to change their concept of operations from primarily ground-oriented defence to mobile and coordinated movement of all services and to enhance offensive air and naval capabilities into the East China Sea. The coastal Jinan, Nanjing, and Guangzhou regions will be turned into three military areas, each with a joint operations command, for projecting power into the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and South China Sea. The four other inland military regions will be streamlined into two military areas mainly for organizing forces for operations. The change was projected to occur through 2019.[6]
The South China Morning Post reported in December 2015 that the Central Military Commission, chaired by Xi, would scrap three of the four army headquarters: the General Political Department, General Logistics and General Armaments. Only the General Staff Department will remain."[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Minnie Chan (November 24, 2015). "China hits the launch button for massive PLA shake-up to create a modern, nimble force". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Ben Blanchard (November 27, 2015). "China's army to get more prominent role in military reform". Reuters.
- ^ Dingding Chen (December 1, 2015). "Take Notice, Asia: China's Military Is Getting Leaner and More Lethal". The Diplomat.
- ^ Mu Chunshan (December 5, 2015). "The Logic Behind China's Military Reforms". The Diplomat.
- ^ "China Takes Bold Steps Toward Military Reform". Stratfor. January 11, 2016.
- ^ China plans military reform to enhance its readiness - The-Japan-news.com, 2 January 2014
- ^ "PLA to announce overhaul: five 'strategic zones' will replace regional commands, most army HQ to be scrapped". South China Morning Post. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
