“The creation of the general command, rocket force and strategic support force is very important for the implementation of the Chinese dream about strengthening the army in light of the current situation”.
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The Chinese Ministry of Defense has taken time to expand on the new military divisions which Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially anointed this week. Gao Jin is the Commander of the PLA Strategic Support Force, and Liu Fulian its political commissar. It’s a cornerstone for safeguarding national security.
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The move to deepen defense and military reform is aimed at breaking down systematic, structural and policy barriers, modernizing the organization of the military, and unleashing the combat capacity of the military.
“China has always adhered to a policy of not being the first to use a nuclear weapon”.
The new forces which is part of the cyber warfare will play in important role China’s plans to win “information wars”, it said. Hong Kong-based analyst Liang Guoliang said the Strategic Support Force is likely to operate as a de facto armed service.
CCTV said besides renaming the missile force, Xi who is also the head of the military, elevated the status of the new force with the army, navy and air force. “We are going to continue with our strategy of civilian-military integration, as well as create a new type of combat force through our strategic support force program”.
His reforms include establishing a joint operational command structure by 2020 and rejigging existing military regions, as well as cutting troop numbers by 300,000, a surprise announcement he made in September.
President Xi Jinping also emphasized the new force’s adherence to China’s current ideological rhetoric of the “Chinese dream”.
China has depicted the changes as part of its military modernisation but they are set to raise fears of its defence prowess amid its territorial disputes with neighbours and strategic rivalry with Japan and the US.
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For CRI, I’m Niu Honglin.
