Theater command

The five theater commands of the PLA[1]

A theater command is a multi-service formation of China's People's Liberation Army subordinated to the Central Military Commission. Theater commands are broadly responsible for strategy, plans, tactics, and policy specific to their assigned area of responsibility. In wartime, they will likely have full control of subordinate units; in peacetime, units also report to their service headquarters.[2] The services retain administrative and "constructive" control.[3] There are 5 theater commands: Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern, and Central theater commands, organized by a geographical basis.[4]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ ATP 7-100.3: Chinese Tactics 2021, p. 2-4.
  3. ^ "The PLA's New Organizational Structure: What is Known, Unknown and Speculation (Part 1)". Jamestown. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  4. ^ ATP 7-100.3: Chinese Tactics 2021, pp. 2-5–2-6.

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