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Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed General Wang Haijiang as the new commander of the People’s Liberation Army’s Western Theater Command, which oversees the borders with India, official media said here.
Xi, who heads China’s ruling Communist Party (CPC) Central Military Commission (CMC), has promoted Wang and four other military officers to the rank of general, the highest rank for officers in active military service in China. . -run website Chinamill reported on Monday night.
The Central Military Commission (CMC) is the overall high command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
General Wang is the fourth commander to head the Western Theater Command since the eastern Ladakh standoff began in May last year.
Tensions have eased somewhat with troops from both sides exiting Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso and Gogra, but the disengagement from other friction points such as hot springs and Depsang in eastern Ladakh is not complete.
China’s Western Theater Command oversees the Xinjiang and Tibet Autonomous Regions as well as the border with India, making it the largest geographical area under one command in the PLA.
Online reports said Xi, 68, presented him with certificates ordering him to be promoted to the military rank of general.
Promoted officers are Commander Wang Haijiang of PLA Western Theater Command, Lin Xianyang, Commander of PLA Central Theater Command, Commander of PLA Navy Dong Jun and Commander of PLA Air Force Chang Dingqiu, and President of PLA National Defense University Xu Shuqiang. Said it.
In July, Xi promoted General Xu Qiling to head of the PLA’s Western Theater Command. It is not yet clear what his new role will be.
Gen Xu, 59, was the third general to head the Western Command since tensions broke out in Ladakh in May last year. Earlier General Zhang Xudong was appointed to lead the command on December 19 last year, replacing General Zhao Zongqi, 65, who retired from the PLA.
General Wang, 58, who now heads the Western Theater Command, previously served as the head of the Tibet Military District since December 2019.
He also served in several positions including Deputy Commander South Xinjiang Military District, which oversees the Ladakh region.-PTI
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