Xi Jinping unveils newest branch of Chinese military

President Xi Jinping on Friday unveiled the newest branch of the Chinese military, the Information Support Force of the People’s Liberation Army, calling it a vital power in modern warfare. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, conferred the new force’s flag to its commander Lieutenant General Bi Yi and political commissar of the unit General Li Wei at the force’s establishment ceremony at the CMC headquarters building in Beijing. The president gave his instructions to the Information Support Force, ordering it to strive to become […]…

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