Western Theater Command

The Western Theater Command () is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army. It was founded on 1 February 2016. Its jurisdiction includes Sichuan, Tibet, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Chongqing. Guizhou is also sometimes listed as part of the command.

Area of Responsibility (AOR)

Its jurisdiction includes Sichuan, Tibet, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Chongqing. Guizhou is also sometimes listed as part of the command. Western Theater Command's Area of Responsibility (AOR) consists of India, South Asia, Central Asia, Western Mongolia, Pakistan and Afghanistan

History 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. The Xinjiang Military Command may also be elevated in the future, the report said. Both commands are under the newly created Western Theater Command, the largest of five newly reorganised military regions of the PLA. The Chinese Communist Party-run tabloid Global Times reported the change would allow the command "to shoulder more combat assignments".

Organizational structure The Western Theater Command consists of the following components:

Western Theater Command Ground Force Western Theater Command Air Force 33rd Fighter Division 44th Fighter Division 6th Fighter Division 36th Bomber Division 37th Fighter Division 4th Transport Division

Official hymn Released on 4 November 2020, the Western Theater Command released "The Battle Hymn of the Western Theater Command" () with lyrics written by the then commander of the Western Theater Command, General Zhao Zongqi and music composed by Luan Kai.

List of leaders

Commanders English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotesZhao ZongqiFebruary 2016December 2020Zhang XudongDecember 2020June 2021Xu QilingJune 2021August 2021Wang HaijiangAugust 2021Incumbent

Political commissars English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotesZhu FuxiFebruary 2016January 2017Wu ShezhouJanuary 2017June 2021Li FengbiaoJune 2021Incumbent

See also Western Theater Command Ground Force Western Theater Command Air Force Territorial disputes of the People's Republic of China List of People's Liberation Army Air Force airbases

References

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