People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
The People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF; Chinese: 中国人民解放军战略支援部队) is the space, cyber, political, and electronic warfare force and the 5th branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). It was established in December 2015 as part of the first wave of the Chinese military reforms.
| PLA Strategic Support Force | |
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| 中国人民解放军战略支援部队 Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Zhànlüè Zhīyuán Bùduì | |
Emblem of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force | |
| Founded | 31 December 2015 |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
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| Part of | People's Liberation Army |
| March | 《我们是刀尖，我们是铁拳》 ("We Are the Knife Point, We Are the Iron Fist") |
| Website | chinamil.com.cn |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | General Ju Qiansheng |
| Political Commissar | General Li Wei |
| Chief of Staff | General Hao Weizhong |
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With an aim to improve the army's ability to fight what China terms "informationized conflicts" (Chinese: 信息化战争; pinyin: xìnxīhuà zhànzhēng) and enhance the PLA's power projection capabilities in space and cyberspace, the PLASSF is a new force purportedly designed to break stovepipes in the intelligence sharing and coordination departments of the different branches.
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