Eastern Theater Command
The Eastern Theater Command (simplified Chinese: 东部战区; traditional Chinese: 東部戰區; pinyin: Dōngbù zhànqū) is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), founded 1 February 2016. It replaced the Nanjing Military Region. The command is headquartered in Nanjing.
| Eastern Theater Command | |
|---|---|
| 东部战区 | |
| Founded | 1 February 2016 |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
| Type | Theater Command |
| Part of | People's Liberation Army |
| Headquarters | Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Website | Official website (in English) |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | General Lin Xiangyang |
| Political Commissar | General Liu Qingsong |
| Chief of Staff | General Hong Jiangqiang |
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Its jurisdiction includes Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shanghai provinces and the East China Sea to include the Strait of Taiwan. The Eastern Theater Command is primarily composed three subordinate single-service component commands: the Eastern Theater Army of the PLAGF, the East Sea Fleet of the PLAN, and the Eastern Theater Command Air Force of the PLAAF which conduct combat operations within the command's area of responsibility. Also under the Eastern Theater Command is the Wuxi Joint Logistics Support Center (JSLC) of the CMC's Joint Logistics Support Force which provides logistic and material support to the command and Base 61 of the PLARF which is responsible for missile employment in the Eastern Theater.
Its commander is General Lin Xiangyang and its political commissar is General He Ping.