Northern Theater Command

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Military regional command of China

Northern Theater Command

北部战区
Founded| 1 February 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-01)
Country|  People's Republic of China
Allegiance|  Chinese Communist Party
Type| Theater Command
Role| Command and control
Part of|  People's Liberation Army
Headquarters| Shenyang, Liaoning Province
Website| Official website
Commanders
Commander| Air Force General Wang Qiang
Political Commissar| General Zheng Xuan
Chief of Staff| General Jiang Guoping
Insignia
Sleeve insignia|

Military unit

People's Liberation Army

Executive departments

* Central Military Commission
* Ministry of National Defense

Staff

* Chairman of the CMC
* Joint Staff Department of the CMC
* Political Work Department of the CMC
* Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CMC

Services

* Ground Force
* Navy
* Air Force
* Rocket Force

Arms

* Aerospace Force
* Cyberspace Force
* Information Support Force
* Joint Logistics Support Force

Domestic troops

* People's Armed Police
* China Coast Guard
* Militia
* Maritime Militia

Special operations force

* PLA Special Operations Forces
* Special Police Unit of the PAP
* Snow Leopard Commando Unit
* Mountain Eagle Commando Unit

Military districts

* Eastern Theater Command
* Southern Theater Command
* Western Theater Command
* Northern Theater Command
* Central Theater Command

History of the Chinese military

* Military history of China

Military ranks of China

* Ranks of the PLA Ground Force
* Ranks of the PLA Navy
* Ranks of the PLA Air Force

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The Northern Theater Command (Chinese: 北方战区; pinyin: Běifāng Zhànqū) is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessor is the Shenyang Military Region, Jinan Military Region and Beijing Military Region. Its headquarters is in the Heping District of Shenyang, Liaoning Province.[1] The Northern Theater Command shares borders with North Korea, Russia and Mongolia.

## Area of responsibility

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The Northern Theater Command's Area of Responsibility (AOR) consists of Mongolia, Russian Siberia, Korea and Japan, as well as the Bohai Bay, Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan.[2]

## Organizational structure

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The Northern Theater Command consists of the following components:

* Northern Theater Command Ground Force (North Sea Fleet), located at Jinan, Shandong[3][4]
* 78th Group Army (Harbin, Heilongjiang, formerly 16th Group Army);
* 79th Group Army (Shenyang, Liaoning, formerly 39th Group Army);
* 80th Group Army (Weifang, Shandong, formerly 26th Group Army).
* Northern Theater Command Navy, headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong.
* Huludao Naval Base
* Jianggezhuang Naval Base
* Lüshun Naval Base
* Dalian Base
* Yantai Base
* Yuchi Naval Base
* Northern Theater Command Air Force, headquartered at Shenyang, Liaoning.

Unit  | Bases  | Combat Series Number  | Make

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1st Fighter Division | Anshan (1st Regiment, 3rd Regiment), Chifeng (2nd Regiment) | 1XX2X | J-11B (1st Regiment), J-10A (2nd Regiment), J-8F (3rd Regiment)
11th Division (Ground Support) | Siping (31st Regiment), Dalian (32nd Regiment) | 2XX2X | JH-7A (31st Regiment), Q-5 (32nd Regiment)
16th Division (Specialised) | Shengyang (46th Regiment, 47th Regiment), Shenyang (48th Regiment) | 2XX7X | JQ-8 (46th Regiment), Y-8 (47th Regiment) Y-8, Z-9 (48th Regiment)
21st Division (Air Combat) | Mudanjiang, Qiqihar, Yanbian | 3XX2X | J-8H, J-7, Jiaolian-9; J-7; J-7
Dalian Base | Dandong (88th Brigade), Pulandian (89th Brigade), Yingchengzi (90th Brigade) | 4XX1X | J-7E (88th Brigade), J-11A/BS (89th Brigade)
4th Brigade (Radar) | Qingdao |  |
5th Aviation Division | Weifang (13th Regiment, 15th Regiment) Zhucheng (14th Regiment) | 1XX6X | Q-5 (13th Regiment, 14th Regiment), JH-7A (15th Regiment)
12th Fighter Aviation Division | Wendeng | 2XX3X | J-7, J-10A (36th Regiment), (J-8)
19th Division (Air Combat) | Jining | 3XX0X | J-11B (55th Regiment), Su-27SK/UBK/J-11A

78th Group Army

79th Group Army

80th Group Army

## List of leaders

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### Commanders

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English name  | Chinese name  | Took office  | Left office  | Notes

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Song Puxuan | 宋普选 | February 2016  | September 2017  |
Li Qiaoming | 李桥铭 | September 2017  | September 2022  |
Wang Qiang | 王强 | September 2022  | Incumbent |

### Political commissars

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English name  | Chinese name  | Took office  | Left office  | Notes

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Chu Yimin | 褚益民 | February 2016  | April 2017  |
Fan Xiaojun | 范骁骏 | April 2017  | January 2022  |
Liu Qingsong | 刘青松 | January 2022  | June 2023  |
Zheng Xuan | 郑璇 | June 2023  | Incumbent |

## See also

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* Northern Theater Command Ground Force
* Northern Theater Command Air Force
* Northern Theater Command Navy/North Sea Fleet

## Notes

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1. ^ "ifeng （in chinese）".
2. ^ "ifeng(in chinese)".
3. ^ Jamwal, Jaidev (2021-01-27). "Chinese Armed Forces ORBAT Part 3: Ground Forces". अरे यायावर रहेगा याद?. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
4. ^ "PLA orbat update, Northern Theater Command (78th, 79th and 80th GA)".

## External links

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* Jamestown Foundation, https://jamestown.org/program/strategic-assessment-chinas-northern-theater-command/

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People's Liberation Army

General|

* History
* Modernization
* Budget
* Equipment
* Decorations
* Generals
* Weapons of mass destruction
* Information operations and information warfare

Branches|

| Ground|

* Structure
* Equipment

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* Infantry [zh]
* Armored forces [zh]
* Artillery [zh]
* Air defense [zh]
* Aviation
* aircraft
* Engineers [zh]
* Chemical defense [zh]
* Special operations units

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Navy|

* Organization
* Weaponry
* History

* * *

* Branches: Surface
* ships
* aircraft carriers
* Submarine
* Coastal Defense
* Naval Air
* aircraft
* Marine Corps
* special operations units

* * *

* Fleets: North Sea
* East Sea
* South Sea

Air|

* Aviation
* aircraft
* airbases
* Air Defense
* Airborne Corps
* special operations units

Rocket|

* Missile operation units
* Rocket Force corps of engineers [zh]
* Special operations units

Arms|

| Aerospace|

* Astronaut Corps
* astronauts
* Deep Space Network

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Cyberspace|

* Cyberspace Force

Information Support|

* Information Support Force

Joint Logistics Support|

* Wuhan Joint Logistics Support Base
* Theater's Joint Logistics Support Centers: Wuxi; Guilin; Xining; Shenyang; Zhengzhou

Structure|

| Central Military
Commission|

* Chairman
* Vice-Chairmen
* General Office
* Joint Staff
* Intelligence Bureau
* Guard Bureau
* Guard Unit
* Political Work
* Logistic Support
* Equipment Development
* Manned Space Agency
* Training and Administration
* National Defense Mobilization
* Discipline Inspection
* Strategic Planning
* Reform and Organizational Structure
* International Military Cooperation
* Audit Office
* Offices Administration

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Theater
Commands|

* Eastern
* Southern
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Western
* Tibet
* Northern
* Central

Military regions
(defunct)|

* Shenyang
* Beijing
* Lanzhou
* Jinan
* Nanjing
* Guangzhou
* Chengdu

Ranks|

* Ground Force
* Navy
* Air Force

Uniform|

* Xingkong (camouflage)
* Type 07
* Type 99 (camouflage)
* Type 97 Service Dress

Institutions|

* Academy of Military Science
* National Defence University
* National University of Defense Technology
* Army Command College
* PLA Air Force Aviation University

* Academic institutions of the armed forces of China

Publications|

* PLA Daily
* August First Film Studio
* CCTV-7
* The Science of Military Strategy
* Defense White Paper

Paramilitary|

* People's Armed Police
* China Coast Guard
* Special police units
* Snow Leopard Commando Unit
* Mountain Eagle Commando Unit
* Militia
* Maritime Militia
* Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps

Contractors|

* China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation
* China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation
* Norinco
* China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation
* China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
* Poly Technologies
* Seven Sons of National Defence

* Armed conflicts
* Korean War
* Authorized defense products dealer

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Structure of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force

PLAGF Headquarters
directly subordinate units|

| Xinjiang Military District|

* 4th Combined Arms Division
* 6th Combined Arms Division
* 8th Combined Arms Division
* 11th Combined Arms Division
* 84th Artillery Brigade
* 84th Air Defense Brigade
* 84th Special Operations Brigade
* 84th Army Aviation Brigade

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Tibet Military District|

* 52nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 53rd Combined Arms Brigade
* 54th Combined Arms Brigade
* 85th Artillery Brigade
* 85th Special Operations Brigade
* 85th Army Aviation Brigade
* 85th Artillery Brigade
* 85th Air-Defense Brigade
* 85th Engineering and Chemical Brigade
* 7th Electronic Countermeasures Brigade
* 5th Motorized Transport Brigade

Beijing Garrison|

* 1st Guards Division
* 3rd Guards Division

Eastern Theater Command
Ground Force|

| 71st Group Army|

* 2nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 35th Combined Arms Brigade
* 160th Combined Arms Brigade
* 178th Combined Arms Brigade
* 179th Combined Arms Brigade
* 235th Combined Arms Brigade
* 71st Artillery Brigade
* 71st Air Defense Brigade
* 71st Army Aviation Brigade
* 71st Special Operations Brigade
* 71st Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 71st Service Support Brigade

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72nd Group Army|

* 5th Combined Arms Brigade
* 10th Combined Arms Brigade
* 34th Combined Arms Brigade
* 85th Combined Arms Brigade
* 90th Combined Arms Brigade
* 124th Combined Arms Brigade
* 72nd Artillery Brigade
* 72nd Air Defense Brigade
* 72nd Army Aviation Brigade
* 72nd Special Operations Brigade
* 72nd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 72nd Service Support Brigade

73rd Group Army|

* 3rd Combined Arms Brigade
* 14th Combined Arms Brigade
* 86th Combined Arms Brigade
* 91st Combined Arms Brigade
* 92nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 145th Combined Arms Brigade
* 73rd Artillery Brigade
* 73rd Air Defense Brigade
* 73rd Army Aviation Brigade
* 73rd Special Operations Brigade
* 73rd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 73rd Service Support Brigade

Southern Theater Command
Ground Force|

| 74th Group Army|

* 1st Combined Arms Brigade
* 16th Combined Arms Brigade
* 125th Combined Arms Brigade
* 132nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 154th Combined Arms Brigade
* 163rd Combined Arms Brigade
* 74th Artillery Brigade
* 74th Air Defense Brigade
* 74th Army Aviation Brigade
* 74th Special Operations Brigade
* 74th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 74th Service Support Brigade

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75th Group Army|

* 31st Combined Arms Brigade
* 32nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 37th Combined Arms Brigade
* 42nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 122nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 123rd Combined Arms Brigade
* 121st Air Assault Brigade
* 75th Artillery Brigade
* 75th Air Defense Brigade
* 75th Special Operations Brigade
* 75th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 75th Service Support Brigade

* Hong Kong Combined Arms Brigade
* Macau Infantry Battalion

Western Theater Command
Ground Force|

| 76th Group Army|

* 12th Combined Arms Brigade
* 17th Combined Arms Brigade
* 56th Combined Arms Brigade
* 62nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 149th Combined Arms Brigade
* 182nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 76th Artillery Brigade
* 76th Air Defense Brigade
* 76th Army Aviation Brigade
* 76th Special Operations Brigade
* 76th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 76th Service Support Brigade

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77th Group Army|

* 39th Combined Arms Brigade
* 40th Combined Arms Brigade
* 55th Combined Arms Brigade
* 139th Combined Arms Brigade
* 150th Combined Arms Brigade
* 181st Combined Arms Brigade
* 77th Artillery Brigade
* 77th Air Defense Brigade
* 77th Army Aviation Brigade
* 77th Special Operations Brigade
* 77th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 77th Service Support Brigade

Northern Theater Command
Ground Force|

| 78th Group Army|

* 8th Combined Arms Brigade
* 48th Combined Arms Brigade
* 68th Combined Arms Brigade
* 115th Combined Arms Brigade
* 202nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 204rd Combined Arms Brigade
* 78th Artillery Brigade
* 78th Air Defense Brigade
* 78th Army Aviation Brigade
* 78th Special Operations Brigade
* 78th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 78th Service Support Brigade

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79th Group Army|

* 46th Combined Arms Brigade
* 116th Combined Arms Brigade
* 119th Combined Arms Brigade
* 190th Combined Arms Brigade
* 191st Combined Arms Brigade
* 200th Combined Arms Brigade
* 79th Artillery Brigade
* 79th Air Defense Brigade
* 79th Army Aviation Brigade
* 79th Special Operations Brigade
* 79th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 79th Service Support Brigade

80th Group Army|

* 47th Combined Arms Brigade
* 69th Combined Arms Brigade
* 118th Combined Arms Brigade
* 138th Combined Arms Brigade
* 199th Combined Arms Brigade
* 203rd Combined Arms Brigade
* 80th Artillery Brigade
* 80th Air Defense Brigade
* 80th Army Aviation Brigade
* 80th Special Operations Brigade
* 80th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 80th Service Support Brigade

Central Theater Command
Ground Force|

| 81st Group Army|

* 7th Combined Arms Brigade
* 70th Combined Arms Brigade
* 162nd Combined Arms Brigade
* 189th Combined Arms Brigade
* 194th Combined Arms Brigade
* 195th Combined Arms Brigade
* 81st Artillery Brigade
* 81st Air Defense Brigade
* 81st Army Aviation Brigade
* 81st Special Operations Brigade
* 81st Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 81st Service Support Brigade

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82nd Group Army|

* 6th Combined Arms Brigade
* 80th Combined Arms Brigade
* 112th Combined Arms Brigade
* 127th Combined Arms Brigade
* 151st Combined Arms Brigade
* 188th Combined Arms Brigade
* 196th Combined Arms Brigade
* 82nd Artillery Brigade
* 82nd Air Defense Brigade
* 82nd Army Aviation Brigade
* 82nd Special Operations Brigade
* 82nd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 82nd Service Support Brigade

83rd Group Army|

* 11th Combined Arms Brigade
* 58th Combined Arms Brigade
* 60th Combined Arms Brigade
* 113th Combined Arms Brigade
* 131st Combined Arms Brigade
* 193rd Combined Arms Brigade
* 83rd Artillery Brigade
* 83rd Air Defense Brigade
* 161st Air Assault Brigade
* 83rd Special Operations Brigade
* 83rd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade
* 83rd Service Support Brigade

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