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China appoints new military commander to head troops along Indian border

Wang Haijiang will be the fourth commander to head the Western Theatre Command after China and India clashed in eastern Ladakh in May last year.

An army convoy on the Srinagar-Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, Ganderbal district, in central Kashmir (Photo: PTI)
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An army convoy on the Srinagar-Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, Ganderbal district, in central Kashmir (Photo: PTI)

Press Trust of India Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed General Wang Haijiang as the new Commander of the People's Liberation Army's Western Theatre Command, which oversees the borders with India, official media reported in Beijing.

Xi, who also heads the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) the Central Military Commission (CMC), has promoted Wang and four other military officers to the rank of General, the highest rank for officers in active military service in China, the state-run website chinamil reported on Monday night.

The Central Military Commission (CMC) is the overall high command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

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