Why Xi created a new Information Support Force, and why now
WEBApr 29, 2024 · The decision by the Chinese military to transform its Strategic Support Force and launch a new military organization in its wake caught many observers by surprise.
China’s New Info Warriors: The Information Support Force …
WEBJun 24, 2024 · The new force will be tasked with protecting China’s military information systems from cyber and electronic warfare attack and upgrading command-and-control systems to better leverage artificial intelligence, thereby improving the speed and accuracy of Chinese decision-making.
The Chinese Military’s New Information Support Force | CNA
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Xi Jinping has described the new force as shouldering a “heavy responsibility” in promoting the high-quality development of China’s military and prevailing in future military contingencies. Why did China create the Information Support Force?
Xi shakes up China’s military in rethink of how to ‘fight and win ...
WEBApr 27, 2024 · In a surprise move last week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping scrapped the Strategic Support Force (SSF), a military branch he created in 2015 to integrate the People’s Liberation Army’s space,...
Xi Jinping’s Information Support Force: A New Force for a New …
WEBMay 3, 2024 · The recent formation of the PLA Information Support Force and the concurrent dissolution of the Strategic Support Force highlights both the challenges faced in attempting to cohere space, cyber and electronic warfare capabilities across the PLA, and its ongoing commitment to solving them.
Why China axed the Strategic Support Force and reshuffled the …
WEBApr 26, 2024 · China created the SSF on Dec. 31, 2015. Its successor, the Information Support Force, will now handle network information systems and communications support, and possibly network defense.
China dissolves Strategic Support Force, focused on cyber and …
WEBApr 23, 2024 · After China dissolved the SSF on April 19, it established an Information Support Force, with President Xi Jinping present at its investiture ceremony in Beijing the same day. Its first commander is...
Xi Jinping tightens grip on China’s military with new information ...
WEBApr 19, 2024 · The Information Support Force will aim to “speed up military modernisation and effectively implement the mission of the people’s armed forces in the new era”, Xi said at a ceremony in...
Xi presents flag to PLA's information support force - State …
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), presents a flag to the information support force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) at its establishment ceremony in Beijing, capital of …
President Xi unveils PLA's Information Support Force
WEBApr 19, 2024 · President Xi Jinping unveiled on Friday the newest branch in the Chinese military - the Information Support Force of the People's Liberation Army, calling it a vital power in modern warfare.