Nanjing Military Region

Nanjing Military Region (highlighted)

南京军区

南京軍區

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Nánjīng Jūnqū

The Nanjing Military Region (Chinese: 南京军区) is one of the seven military command regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Its jurisdiction covers all military and armed police located in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Shanghai. It also covers Taiwan, which is claimed by the People's Republic of China but administered by the Republic of China. The current head of the region is Cai Yingting.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies lists the formation with an estimated 250,000 personnel, three group armies, two armoured, one mechanised infantry, three motorised infantry, and one artillery division. There are also one armoured, four motorised infantry, two artillery, three anti-aircraft brigades, plus an anti-tank regiment.

The headquarters for the East Sea Fleet are located within the region, at Ningbo.

List of commanders

General Xu Shiyou

Xu Shiyou
Ding Sheng
Nie Fengzhi
Xiang Shouzhi
Gu Hui
Chen Bingde
Liang Guanglie
Zhu Wenquan
Zhao Keshi, 2007−12
Cai Yingting, 2012−16

Nickname

Organizations affiliated with the Nanjing Military Region often use the nickname "frontline" (Chinese: 前线; pinyin: qiánxiàn; literally: "front line"), including the Frontline Performance Troupe (Chinese: 前线文工团) and the People's Frontline (Chinese: 人民前线) newspaper.

References

Sources

International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Military Balance 2005-6, Routledge, 2005, p.272

People's Liberation Army (PLA)

General

Branches

Administration

State	Central Military Commission Chairman Supreme Military Command Current Departments: General Office / Joint Staff Department / Political Work Department / Logistic Support Department / Equipment Development Department / Training and Administration Department / National Defense Mobilization Department / Discipline Inspection Commission / Political and Legal Affairs Commission / Science and Technology Commission / Office for Strategic Planning / Office for Reform and Organizational Structure / Office for International Military Cooperation / Audit Office / Agency for Offices Administration Defunct Departments: General Staff / Political / Logistics / Armaments COSTIND Ministry of National Defense

Theater Commands	Northern Southern Hong Kong Garrison Macau Garrison Western Eastern Shanghai Garrison Central Beijing Garrison

Military regions (defunct)	Shenyang Beijing Lanzhou Jinan Nanjing Guangzhou Chengdu

Insignia

Ranks	Army Navy Air Force

Decorations	Hero's Medal Meritorious Service Medal Order of Liberation Order of Independence and Freedom Order of Bayi

Uniform	Type 07 Type 99 (camouflage) Type 97 Service Dress

Other topics

PLA institutions	Academy of Military Science National Defence University National University of Defense Technology 301 Military Hospital PLA Daily

Paramilitary forces (non-PLA)	Militia People's Armed Police Special Police Unit Snow Leopard Commando Unit Immediate Action Unit China Coast Guard

Contractors*	China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation China North Industries Corporation China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Poly Technologies

Military / Naval history of China
List of Chinese battles
Authorized defense products dealer of PRC

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