China appoints new PLA General to head India border command
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December 19, 2020 20:34 IST
At the last round of talks on November 6, both sides continued discussing modalities to finalise a plan for phased disengagement.
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At the last round of talks on November 6, both sides continued discussing modalities to finalise a plan for phased disengagement.
China has appointed a new People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General to head its Western Theatre Command, its biggest military command which is responsible for the India border, replacing a long-standing General who oversaw a tumultuous four-year period that saw renewed border tensions.
Chinese President Xi appoints new General for PLA s Western Theatre Command amidst Ladakh standoff
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The new appointments at the top of the PLA Western Command comes in the midst of the standoff between the Chinese and Indian military in eastern Ladakh since May. 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.
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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 PLA s plan of laying a road close to the Indian border in an area claimed by Bhutan.
China appoints new General for Western Theatre Command amid Ladakh standoff
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. Updated: 19 Dec 2020, 10:19 PM IST PTI
The standoff between India and China began in May after China dispatched thousands of troops which were mobilised for military exercises to eastern Ladakh borders
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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.
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Beijing, December 19
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 Sino-Indian 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.