China sets up new military regions
Xi Jinping has created five new military regions, replacing seven previous zones, in an effort to reform the 2.3 million-strong People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and signal his firm control over the armed forces
PREVIOUS
REGIONS
3
1.
Lanzhou
2
2.
Beijing
1
3.
Shenyang
4.
Chengdu
5.
Guangzhou
4
7
6
6.
Nanjing
5
7.
Jinan
NEW “BATTLE ZONES”
NORTH
KOREA
RUSSIA
Headquarters
NORTH
MONGOLIA
Shenyang
Urumqi
SOUTH
KOREA
XINJIANG
Beijing
WEST
CENTRAL
West zone includes more than a third
of nation’s land-based military
JAPAN
TIBET
Nanjing
500km
EAST
INDIA
310 miles
Xi’s reforms include
establishing joint
operational command
structure by 2020, and
cutting troop numbers
by 300,000
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Guangzhou
Source: SCMP
Picture: Getty Images
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China sets up new
military regions
Xi Jinping has created five new military regions, replacing seven previous zones, in an effort to reform the 2.3 million-strong People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and signal his firm control over the armed forces
PREVIOUS
REGIONS
3
1.
Lanzhou
2
2.
Beijing
1
3.
Shenyang
4.
Chengdu
5.
Guangzhou
4
7
6
6.
Nanjing
5
7.
Jinan
NEW “BATTLE ZONES”
RUSSIA
Headquarters
NORTH
MONGOLIA
Shenyang
Urumqi
Beijing
WEST
CENTRAL
West zone includes more
than a third of nation’s
land-based military
Nanjing
EAST
INDIA
PACIFIC
OCEAN
500km
310 miles
Guangzhou
Xi’s reforms include establishing joint operational
command structure by 2020, and cutting troop
numbers by 300,000
Source: SCMP
Picture: Getty Images
© GRAPHIC NEWS
China sets up
new military
regions
Xi Jinping has created five new military regions, replacing seven previous zones, in an effort to reform the 2.3 million-strong People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and signal his firm control over the armed forces
4.
Chengdu
PREVIOUS REGIONS
1.
Lanzhou
5.
Guangzhou
2.
Beijing
6.
Nanjing
3.
Shenyang
7.
Jinan
3
2
1
4
7
6
5
500km
310 miles
NEW “BATTLE ZONES”
Headquarters
3.
CENTRAL
1.
4.
WEST
EAST
2.
5.
NORTH
SOUTH
Shenyang
2
Beijing
Urumqi
3
1
Nanjing
5
4
Guangzhou
Xi’s reforms include establishing
joint operational command
structure by 2020, and cutting
troop numbers by 300,000
Picture: Getty Images
Source: SCMP
© GRAPHIC NEWS