2015 People's Republic of China military reform

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2015 People's Republic of China military reform
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shēnhuà guófáng hé jūnduì gǎigé

The People's Republic of China military reform of 2015 was a major restructuring of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which flattened the command structure and allowed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to have more control over the military, with the aim of strengthening the combat capability of the PLA.[1]

History

Reform of China's defense and military structure began after

Xi's administration, China created the CCP National Security Commission and established an air defense identification zone in the East China Sea in 2013.[2] In 2014, Xi told the CCP Politburo that the PLA should operate by integrating multiple services.[2]

The "deepening national defense and military reform" was announced in November 2015 at a

commander-in-chief as CMC chairman, had said the commission should directly control the military and new regional commands be created.[2]

In January 2014, Chinese senior military officers[

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 defense to mobile and coordinated movements of all services and to enhance offensive air and naval capabilities. The coastal areas would be turned into three military regions, each with a joint operations command (Jinan, Nanjing and Guangzhou) for projecting power into the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea. The four other inland military regions (Shenyang, Beijing, Chengdu and Lanzhou) will be streamlined into two military areas mainly for organizing forces for operations. The change was projected to occur through 2019.[4]

The

References

  1. – via JSTOR.
  2. ^ a b c Mu, Chunshan (5 December 2015). "The Logic Behind China's Military Reforms". The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Chan, Minnie (25 November 2015). "China hits the launch button for massive PLA shake-up to create a modern, nimble force". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ China plans military reform to enhance its readiness - The-Japan-news.com, 2 January 2014
  5. ^ "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.