Hong Kong media: China will restructure the army adapted parts army 25 to 30 divisions

Information: a brigade of the Red Army officers and men in the army 39 army exercises in charge (on May 14, 2016).

Reference news August 25, according to sources familiar with the situation said that at a time when efforts to create a more flexible fighting force, China will restructure 1.55 million more than half of the troops in the army.

According to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, August 24, the sources said, part of the existing 18 group armies will be adapted for the 25 to 30 divisions. Each army group size ranged from 30,000 to 100,000 people.

A retired officers in Beijing said that this kind of mass is no longer meet the demands of modern warfare, modern warfare focused on modularity. The retired officer said: "this is one of the main trends in modern war. Even Russia also cuts the size of the force in the army, making the army more agile and responsive. ”

He said: "style will be the 101th Airborne Division (a) learn the best examples of the army, particularly its rapid deployment, equipment and logistical supplies and other support systems, which reflect the success of this flexible and efficient system. ”

Last year, China published a white paper on national defense highlights to create a small, versatile, able to take on different tasks in the joint action of the importance of modular units.

Reports that this is the people's Liberation Army earlier this year began a part of a broader change. According to XI Jinping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission instructions, the four General Headquarters/departments have been converted into 15 departments, including the Joint Chiefs. Seven military regions were reorganized as the great war zone. By 2017 the army will cut about 300,000 people. Under the new arrangement, these war zones will be reporting directly to the joint staff, joint chiefs now belong to the departments of the Central Military Commission.

Sources said, the Central appeal to army leaders at all levels to speed up the construction of models and use of methods of reform. Beginning of December 2012, as Chairman of the Central Military Commission, less than a month later, XI visited the Guangzhou military region has raised the expectations of his army. He said that to ensure that the army "will always be able to call, to war, war to win."

(Editors: Liu Longlong UN827)
2016-08-25 15:30:50
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港媒：中国将重组陆军 部分集团军改编25至30个师

资料图：陆军第39集团军某红军旅官兵在演习中发起冲锋（2016年5月14日摄）。

　　参考消息网8月25日报道 据熟悉军方情况的消息人士说，在努力打造更灵活的作战部队之际，中国将重组155万陆军部队中一半以上的部队。

　　据香港《南华早报》网站8月24日报道，消息人士表示，现有的18个集团军中的一部分将被改编成25至30个师。目前每个集团军的规模从3万人到10万人不等。

　　北京的一位退役军官说，这种大规模方式已经不再适应现代战争的要求，现代战争看重的是模块化。这位退役军官说：“这是现代战争中的一种主要趋势。就连俄罗斯军队也在削减部队规模，使陆军更加灵活而且反应迅速。”

　　他说：“美军第101空降师的风格将是（解放军）陆军学习的最好榜样，特别是其快速部署、装备和后勤供给以及其他支援体系，这反映了这种灵活高效体系的成功。”

　　去年中国公布的一份国防白皮书凸显了打造小型、多功能、能够在联合行动中承担不同任务的模块式部队的重要性。

　　报道称，这是解放军今年年初开始的一项更广泛的变革的一部分。根据中央军委主席习近平的指示，四总部被改为包括联合参谋部在内的15个职能部门。七大军区被改组为五大战区。到2017年军队将裁员大约30万人。根据这一新安排，这些战区将直接向联合参谋部汇报工作，而联合参谋部现在属于中央军委的职能部门。

　　消息人士说，中央呼吁陆军各级领导人加快在建设模式和运用方法上的改革。2012年12月初，在担任中央军委主席不到一个月后，习近平在视察广州军区时提出了他对陆军的期望。他说，要确保军队“始终能够召之即来、来之能战、战之必胜”。

(责任编辑：柳龙龙 UN827)
2016-08-25 15:30:50
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