On April 19, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) officially established a new branch, the Information Support Force, aimed at enhancing China's cyber and information warfare capabilities. During the inauguration ceremony in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a flag to the newly-established unit, symbolizing its activation. This new force will be directly led by the Central Military Commission, following the dissolution of the Strategic Support Force, which previously focused on space, cyber, political, and electronic warfare. President Xi emphasized the importance of building a strong and modernized force to support the military's needs in network information systems. The Information Support Force is described as a brand-new strategic arm of the PLA.
China's military helmed by President Xi Jinping on April 19 unveiled a powerful information warfare support force in a major overhaul of a largely opaque structure of strategic units with the aim of supporting "military struggles" in all areas. https://t.co/KcwDK35t0J
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A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday said the newly-established information support force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is a brand-new strategic arm of the PLA https://t.co/YX4b4cgtQk https://t.co/jUMA9zupws
PLA has established a new branch of troops - Information Support Forces. At the ceremonial meeting on the occasion of the founding of this formation, Xi Jinping presented the banner to the information support troops. The new service will play a key role in the creation and… https://t.co/psDFqaDpou
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force. Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a flag to the force at its establishment ceremony held on Friday in Beijing. #XinhuaNews https://t.co/tRqjWZTrzK
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China will terminate the Strategic Support Force, which was created more than eight years ago to enhance capabilities in space, cyber, political and electronic warfare https://t.co/4bq0Bqux0i
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force. Xi stressed that the force is a new, strategic branch of the military and a key pillar in coordinating the construction and application of the network information system. https://t.co/tumliFSFfy https://t.co/xB7ELhgYIX
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force. Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a flag to the force at its establishment ceremony held on Friday in Beijing. https://t.co/igtZpwZZkB
President Xi presented a flag to PLA's information support force at its establishment ceremony held on Friday in Beijing. Xi stressed solid efforts to build a strong and modernized information support force. https://t.co/2ZYgXO9ZbC https://t.co/usCVyeDZBO
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force. Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a flag to the force at its establishment ceremony held on Friday in Beijing. #XiJinping https://t.co/TxRr4nERzg https://t.co/fLrbXxRazV
Xi presents flag to PLA's information support force-Xinhua https://t.co/deyVPqinyn
"According to the decision of the Central Military Commission, the newly established Information Support Troops will be directly led and commanded by the Central Military Commission. At the same time, the designation of the Strategic Support Troops is revoked, and the leadership… https://t.co/yDE6WUZDCY
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force. President Xi presented a flag to the force at its establishment ceremony held on Friday in Beijing. https://t.co/8MeNmZEwSk https://t.co/O3fh770qgT
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