Central Theater Command

Central Theater Command
Central Theater Command
Simplified Chinese 中部战区
Traditional Chinese 中部戰區

Central Theater Command is one of the five war zones of People's Liberation Army of China,[1] and was founded in February 1, 2016. Its predecessor was the Beijing Military Region.

Its jurisdiction includes Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Hubei. Its commander is Gen. Yi Xiaoguang and its political commissar is Gen. Yin Fanglong.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies attributes to the command of 300,000 personnel, consisting of three group armies (the 27th Army, 38th Army, and the 65th Army), two armoured divisions, one mechanised infantry division, five motorised divisions, one artillery division, three armoured, seven motorised infantry, four artillery, a total of five various anti-aircraft brigades, and one anti-tank regiment.[2] The command is also augmented by the Beijing Garrison, which consists of the 1st and 3rd Beijing Garrison Divisions (Police), and the Beijing Garrison Honor Guard Battalion and Color Guard Company, both of them are charged with public duties, and is also home to the PLA Navy (PLAN) North Sea Fleet and the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) 10th Air Force Corps.

In addition to guarding the capital, the CTC is also in charge of training key personnel for leadership positions through the numerous military academies in the region.

References

  1. ↑ Zhen, Liu (January 4, 2018). "Xi Jinping calls for battle readiness as troops stage massive winter drills across China". South China Morning Post. Retrieved January 4, 2018. Dressed in a winter camouflage uniform and flanked by the other members of the supreme Central Military Commission, Xi issued the call from a military base in the Central Theatre Command, one of the country’s five military zones, as troops in 4,000 sites across the country took part in simultaneous drills in the armed forces’ annual new year exercises on Wednesday.
  2. ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2006


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