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Xi Jinping replaces PLA commander General Zhao Zongqi under whom Ladakh standoff started (image used for representational purpose only)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has moved out General Zhao Zongqi, the Peopleâs Liberation Armyâs powerful Western Theatre Commander, amidst the military standoff in eastern Ladakh and replaced him with General Zhang Xudong, who has never served along the Indian border.Â
Not much is known about Gen. Zhang, especially his association with Western Theatre Command, as he reportedly served mostly in other theatre commands of the PLA. He succeeds 65-year-old Gen. Zhao Zongqi who headed the Western Theatre Command during the 2017 Doklam standoff where the Indian Army stood up against the PLAâs plan of laying a road close to the Indian border in an area claimed by Bhutan, hence the change of guard in the leadership has sparked hope in N
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China Appoints New Military Commander As Standoff In Ladakh Continues: Report
President Xi, who heads the Central Military Commission (CMC), appointed Gen. Zhang Xudong as the Commander of the Western Theatre Command
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Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed a new Commander to head the People s Liberation Army s Western Theatre Command which oversees the China-India border.
President Xi, who heads the Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall high-command of the two million-strong People s Liberation Army (PLA), appointed Gen. Zhang Xudong as the Commander of the Western Theatre Command, according to the Chinese media.
General. Zhang Xudong has been appointed as the Commander of the Western Theatre Command. Chinese President Xi Jinping
New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed a new General as the Commander of the People s Liberation Army s Western Theatre Command which oversees the China-India border, amidst the military standoff in eastern Ladakh.
President Xi, who heads the Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall high-command of the two million-strong People s Liberation Army (PLA), appointed Gen. Zhang Xudong as the Commander of the Western Theatre Command, according to the official media here.
Xi has promoted four senior Chinese military and armed police officers. Among them was Gen. Zhang, Commander of the Western Theatre Command of the PLA, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping appoints new General for PLA s Western Theatre Command amid Ladakh standoff
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who heads the Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall high-command of the two million-strong PLA, has appointed General Zhang Xudong as the Commander of the Western Theatre Command amidst the military standoff in eastern Ladakh.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has promoted four senior Chinese military and armed police officers. (Photo: Reuters)
A new General has been appointed as the Commander of Western Theatre Command which oversees the China-India border of the People s Liberation Army (PLA) amidst the military standoff in eastern Ladakh.