Southern Theater Command

The Southern Theater Command is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessor was the Guangzhou Military Region.

Southern Theater Command
Southern Theater Command
Simplified Chinese南部战区
Traditional Chinese南部戰區

Its jurisdiction includes Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, Hainan and the South Sea Fleet, as well as the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau.[1]

Its commander is General Wang Xiubin and its political commissar is General Wang Jianwu.

Area Of Responsibility (AOR)

Southern Theater Command's AOR includes Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam (Mainland Southeast Asia) and the South China Sea.

See also

References

  1. "与原七大军区比,五大战区分别管辖哪儿?". news.ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved January 12, 2019.

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