China reorganises four military headquarters

China has reorganised its four military headquarters – staff, politics, logistics and armaments – into 15 new agencies under the Central Military Commission (CMC), Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.

The new structure includes six new departments: joint staff, political work, logistical support, equipment development, training, and national defence mobilisation.

There are three commissions – discipline inspection, politics and law, and science and technology – as well as the general office, and five more: administration, auditing, international cooperation, reform and organisational structure, and strategic planning.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, urged the organs to initiate a ‘learning revolution’, liberate their minds and enhance their study efforts on warfare readiness.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 12^th, 2016.