People's Liberation Army (PLA) ground
forces have been regrouped into 13 army corps from the previous 18,
following a decision by the Central Military Commission (CMC), the
Ministry of National Defense (MOD) confirmed on April 27.
"Their designations will be PLA Army No.
71, 72, 73 [up to] 82, and 83 Army Corps," said Senior Colonel Yang
Yujun, MOD spokesperson at a routine press conference.
The regrouping of army corps was an
"integral remodeling of the army mobile combat troops," and a key step
forward in building a powerful and modern army, he said. "It represents a
significant upgrade of the PLA from a military force based on sheer
size to one based on high quality and efficiency."
In the overall regrouping of all forms, a
total of 84 corps-level units have been formed, including the afore
mentioned 13 army corps.
Source: china.org By Chen Boyuan
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