China's Defense/Military Breaking News Thread
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"With the latest reform, the PLA now has a new system of services and arms under the leadership and command of the CMC. There are four services, namely the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Rocket Force, and four arms, including the Aerospace Force, the Cyberspace Force, the Information Support Force and the Joint Logistics Support Force. As circumstances and tasks evolve, we will continue to refine the modern military force structure with Chinese characteristics."
So, Clearly SSF split into three parts
1. SSD graduates as Aerospace force
2. NSD graduates as Cyberspace force
3. Base 311 & other elements elevated as Information Support Force. Possibly the Information Communication Bases (including Information Communication Brigades) could be included into it
Which means that the Joint Logistics Support force is actually a new creation and/or upgraded/reformed existing unit/branch, instead of being a former PLASSF department?
Tha means my previous conclusion in the PLA Breaking News thread is incorrect on that one.
In the meantime, the Aerospace force could in fact be the formal acknowledgement by Beijing that China now has an actual, independent space force (although the independence of the space force arm/branch may have already happened in the background since as early as 2015 per some recounts).
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The Information Support Force is "a brand-new strategic arm of the PLA and a key underpinning of coordinated development and application of the network information system," he said.
"It plays an important role and bears great responsibility in promoting high-quality development and the ability to fight and win in modern warfare," he added.
Building the Aerospace Force is "of great significance to strengthening the capacity to safely enter, exit and openly use space, enhancing crisis management and the efficacy of comprehensive governance in space and promoting peaceful utilization of space," he said.
Developing the Cyberspace Force and cyber security and defense means are "important for reinforcing national cyber border defense, promptly detecting and countering network intrusions and maintaining national cyber sovereignty and information security," he said.
：（According to the decision of the Central Military Commission, the newly formed information support force will be directly commanded by the Central Military Commission. At the same time, the designation of the strategic support force will be revoked, and the leadership and management relationship of the military aerospace force and cyberspace force will be adjusted accordingly.） The founding meeting of the Information Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was held grandly at the Bayi Building in Beijing on the 19th. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, awarded the military flag to the Information Support Force and delivered a speech. On behalf of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, he extended warm congratulations to all officers and soldiers of the Information Support Force. He emphasized that it is necessary to implement the thought of strengthening the military in the new era, implement the military strategic principles of the new era, adhere to the principle of building a political army, strengthen the army through reform, strengthen the army through science and technology, strengthen the army through talents, and run the army in accordance with the law. Strategic requirements, forge ahead, work hard, and strive to build a strong modern information support force.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the inaugural meeting began, and the entire audience sang the national anthem. The guard of honor guarded the military flag and walked forward to the rostrum. Xi Jinping awarded the general flag to Bi Yi, commander of the Information Support Force, and Li Wei, political commissar. The main leaders of the information support force saluted Xi Jinping, took the military flag from Xi Jinping, and stood in awe with the flag. All officers and soldiers solemnly saluted the military flag.
After the flag-presenting ceremony, Xi Jinping delivered a speech. He pointed out that the adjustment and establishment of the information support force is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission based on the overall situation of strengthening the military. It is a strategic measure to build a new service structure layout and improve the modern military force system with Chinese characteristics. Modernizing and effectively fulfilling the missions and tasks of the People's Army in the new era is of great and far-reaching significance.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the information support force is a newly created strategic force and a key support for coordinating the construction and application of network information systems. It plays an important role and has great responsibilities in promoting the high-quality development of our army and winning modern wars. We must resolutely listen to the Party's command, fully implement the fundamental principles and systems of the Party's absolute leadership over the military, comprehensively strengthen Party building in the military, strengthen ideals and beliefs, strictly enforce discipline and rules, promote good work styles, and ensure the absolute loyalty, purity, and reliability of the military. It is necessary to effectively support operations, adhere to information-led and joint victory, smooth information links, integrate information resources, strengthen information protection, deeply integrate into the military's joint operations system, accurately and efficiently implement information support, and serve to support military struggles in all directions and fields. It is necessary to accelerate innovation and development, adhere to the fundamental traction of combat needs, strengthen system planning, promote joint construction and sharing, strengthen scientific and technological innovation, build a network information system that meets the requirements of modern warfare and has the characteristics of our military, and promote the accelerated improvement of the system's combat capabilities with high quality. It is necessary to consolidate the foundation of the army, implement the requirements for comprehensive and strict military management, strictly manage education, maintain formal order, stimulate motivation and vitality, comprehensively forge excellent grassroots, ensure a high degree of unity, security and stability of the army, strive to create a new situation in army building, and resolutely complete the tasks assigned by the party and the people. various tasks.
Li Wei spoke on behalf of the Information Support Force, saying that we must resolutely implement Chairman Xi's important instructions, resolutely obey the commands of the Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission and Chairman Xi, focus on preparing for war, faithfully perform our duties, and never let down the trust of the Party and the people.
The conference ended with majestic military songs. Afterwards, Xi Jinping met with members of the leadership team of the Information Support Force and took photos with them.
At the founding meeting, Zhang Youxia, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, read out the Central Military Commission’s order on the establishment of the information support force, the order on the appointment of members of the leadership team of the information support force, and the composition notice of the Party Committee Standing Committee issued by Xi Jinping. Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee , Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission He Weidong presided over the meeting.
Central Military Commission members Liu Zhenli, Miao Hua and Zhang Shengmin attended the conference. Relevant responsible comrades from all ministries and commissions of the Central Military Commission, all agencies directly under the Central Military Commission, all war zones, all services and arms, all units directly under the Central Military Commission, and the Armed Police Force, as well as representatives of officers and soldiers of all services and arms and the Armed Police Force, as well as representatives of civilian personnel, attended the conference.
Yes, the JLSF is from the first round of big military reforms (no more military districts, new theatre commands, etc). It was .