Eastern Theater Command

The Eastern Theater Command is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on February 1, 2016; its predecessor is the Nanjing Military Region.

Eastern Theater Command
Eastern Theater Command
Simplified Chinese	东部战区
Traditional Chinese	東部戰區
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngbù zhànqū

Its jurisdiction includes Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shanghai [1] and the East Sea Fleet.[2] It consists of three group armies:the 72nd Group Army (formerly 1st group army), 71st Group Army (formerly 12th group army), and 73rd Group Army (formerly 31st group army).[3] The ground force headquarter of the Eastern theater command is located in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.[4] The joint command headquarters is located in Nanjing.[1]

Its commander is General He Weidong and its political commissar is General He Ping.

Excluded from the Eastern Theater Command are the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Lienchiang as these territories are under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China's Ground Forces

References

1. "详解五大战区范围：战区陆军司令部独立驻扎". Sina Corp. February 11, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
2. "媒体：成立东部战区海军 是不是东海舰队就没了". Guancha Syndicate. March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
3. "18个集团军部署完成，五大战区都在做什么？". Southern Weekly. April 19, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
4. "东部战区陆军总部驻福州 五大战区居首". Ta Kung Pao. February 3, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.

See also

• Republic of China Armed Forces