Central Theater Command

Central Theater Command
中部战区
Founded	1 February 2016;9 years ago (2016-02-01)
Country	People's Republic of China
Type	Theater Command
Role	Command and control
Size	300,000
Part of	Central Military Commission   People's Liberation Army
Headquarters	Beijing
Motto	听党指挥、能打胜仗、作风优良
Website	Official website
Commanders
Commander	General Han Shengyan
Political Commissar	General Xu Deqing
Chief of Staff	Lieutenant General Huang Xucong
Insignia
Sleeve insignia

Main article: Central Theater Command Air Force

Central Theater Command
Simplified Chinese	中部战区
Traditional Chinese	中部戰區
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngbù Zhànqū

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Han Weiguo	韩卫国	February 2016	August 2017
Yi Xiaoguang	乙晓光	August 2017	August 2021
Lin Xiangyang	林向阳	August 2021	January 2022
Wu Yanan	吴亚男	January 2022	January 2023
Huang Ming	黄铭	January 2023	August 2024
Wang Qiang	王强	August 2024	December 2025
Han Shengyan	韩胜延	December 2025	Incumbent	[7]

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Yin Fanglong	殷方龙	February 2016	December 2018
Zhu Shengling	朱生岭	March 2019	January 2022
Xu Deqing	徐德清	January 2022	Incumbent	[8]

Chiefs of staff

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Jia Jiancheng	贾建成
Huang Xucong	黄旭聪		Incumbent	[9]

See also

• Central Theater Command Ground Force
• Central Theater Command Air Force

References

1. International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2006
2. Teo, Cheng Wee (3 Feb 2016). "Military rezoning shows China's focus is on winning wars". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 14 June 2019. [see map graphic for list of provinces]
3. Army Techniques Publication (ATP) 7-100.3 Chinese Tactics. Washington, D.C.: Headquarters, Department of the Army (United States). 2021. p. 36. ISBN   9798457607118.
4. "President Xi announces establishment of five PLA theater commands". Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2019. A grand inauguration ceremony was held to mark the founding of the five theater commands of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing on Feb. 1, 2016....and Han Weiguo and Yin Fanglong, commander and political commissar of the Central Theater Command....
5. "原七大军区调整为五大战区 北京湖北等隶属中部战区". hb.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
6. Zhen, Liu (January 4, 2018). "Xi Jinping calls for battle readiness as troops stage massive winter drills across China". South China Morning Post . Retrieved January 4, 2018. Dressed in a winter camouflage uniform and flanked by the other members of the supreme Central Military Commission, Xi issued the call from a military base in the Central Theatre Command, one of the country's five military zones, as troops in 4,000 sites across the country took part in simultaneous drills in the armed forces' annual new year exercises on Wednesday.
7. "Update: Xi presents orders to promote two military officers to rank of general". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
8. "Assessment of PLA Leaders at the End of 2024". jamestown.org. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
9. Ntirenganya, Emmanuel (2024-08-10). "PHOTOS: Kagame, China's Lt Gen Huang discuss greater military cooperation". The New Times. Retrieved 2025-07-12.