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The Northern Theater Command (Chinese: 北方战区; pinyin: Běifāng Zhànqū) is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessor is the Shenyang Military Region, Jinan Military Region and Beijing Military Region.
114th Division (People's Republic of China) - 38th Group Army; 115th Division – 39th Army; 116th Division; 117th Division; 118th Division - Part of 40th Army. 40th Army entered Korea on October 19, 1950 and was the first Chinese formation to make contact with UN forces in Korea. [11] [12] 119th Division; 120th Division
Typically air bases used strictly by military forces and closed to civil aviation are given an identifier in the form of "CN-XXXX". Use. Military, civilian, or dual-use (current) Subordination. The higher command to which the air base is assigned; this is often a theater command air force; Coordinates.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four services — Ground Force , Navy , Air Force , and Rocket Force —and four arms— Aerospace Force , Cyberspace Force , Information Support Force , and Joint Logistics Support Force .
Eastern Theater Command's area of responsibility (AOR) includes East China, the East China Sea, and the Taiwan Strait. [9] [3] The command's primary missions are maintaining security in the East China Sea and the conduct of major operations against Taiwan, including the Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Islands. [9]
In 2016, Chinese paratroopers came in third place in the International Army Games which took place in Russia. [16] In 2017, a Chinese paratrooper team placed first in the Airborne Platoon contest at the International Army Games-2017. [17] The Chinese airborne troops won first place in 11 out of 12 events. [18]
In 2016, the seven military regions of the China were reorganized into the present five theater commands and the term "military region" became obsolete. Chinese theater commands (TC) have been likened to the geographic combatant commands of the United States military ; however, China's theater commands do not (reportedly) extend beyond the ...
In May 2016, the PRC raised the rank and status of its western Tibet Military Command to widen its scope for missions and combat preparedness, in a move analysts in Beijing said was aimed in part at fortifying the border with India. [3] The Xinjiang Military Command may also be elevated in the future, the report said.