Western Theater Command

Western Theater Command

Western Theater Command
Simplified Chinese 西部战区
Traditional Chinese 西部戰區

Western Theater Command is one of the five war zones of People's Liberation Army, was founded in February 1, 2016, its predecessor are the Chengdu Military Region and Lanzhou Military Region. The headquarter of Western Theater Command is located in Chengdu, Sichuan

Its jurisdiction includes Sichuan,Tibet, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Chongqing.

The first commander Zhao Zongqi, political commissar Zhu Fuxi.

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