Southern Theater Command
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The Southern Theater Command is one of the People’s Liberation Army’s five theater commands, responsible for overseeing China’s military operations and defense posture in the country’s southern regions and adjacent maritime areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Theater Command canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military command
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theater command ⓘ |
| abbreviation | STC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | joint theater command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| formationDate | 2016-02-01 ⓘ |
| formedBy | reorganization of Guangzhou Military Region ⓘ |
| formedDuring | PLA theater command reforms of 2015–2016 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Southern Theater Command Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Southern Theater Command Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Theater Command Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Guangzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersRegion | Guangdong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
Fujian Province
NERFINISHED
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Guangdong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hainan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (operational responsibility) NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau Special Administrative Region (operational responsibility) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
People's Liberation Army Air Force
NERFINISHED
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People's Liberation Army Ground Force NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 南部战区 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTheaterCommandsInPLA | 5 GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Military Commission command system
NERFINISHED
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People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerOf |
Central Theater Command
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Theater Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Theater Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Theater Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Guangzhou Military Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMaritimeFocus |
Gulf of Tonkin
GENERATED
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South China Sea GENERATED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
China's southern regions
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South China Sea operations ⓘ adjacent maritime areas ⓘ border defense with India (southern sector) ⓘ border defense with Laos ⓘ border defense with Myanmar ⓘ border defense with Vietnam ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
border security
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counter-terrorism operations in area of responsibility ⓘ disaster relief support ⓘ joint operations command NERFINISHED ⓘ maritime rights protection operations ⓘ peacetime defense posture ⓘ warfare planning in southern strategic direction ⓘ |
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