General Ju Qiansheng commands the PLA Strategic Support Force-Diplomat

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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) has a new commander. On July 5, General Ju Qiansheng was Promotion General, and was appointed as the new commander of PLASSF.He is the third PLASSF commander in the past six years, succeeding the general Li Fengbiao And general Gao JinHe took office in 2019 and 2015 respectively.

Ju has been low-key.He was quoted in 2019 report As the commander of PLASSF Network Systems Department (NSD). In this position, he may be considered dually as deputy commander of PLASSF.Unconfirmed Chinese media sources Claim Born in May 1962, the former deputy director of the Technical Investigation Department of the General Staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.Today, the Technical Reconnaissance Department, also known as GSD Part ThreeOr 3PLA, which may form the backbone of NSD.In the time frame from 2009 to 2010, Zhu directed the former GSD Technical Reconnaissance Department Twelve innings, There may be space missions.

What does Jus promotion mean? There may be at least three key points.

First of all, Ju is the first PLASF commander promoted from within, which indicates that the organizational development of the new force itself may have reached a critical milestone. Gao Jin, PLASSF’s first commander, has deep roots in the Chinese Strategic Missile Force (now known as the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force). He was the central figure in the formation of the PLA’s conventional ballistic missile force in the 1990s. His duties certainly overlap with military space, but before being appointed by PLASSF, Gao did not perform combat-level missions in PLA space, technical reconnaissance, or electronic countermeasures communities. Li Fengbiao, Ju Qiansheng’s predecessor, did not. Li had commanded the Chinese Airborne Corps before assuming the senior leadership position of the Theater Command.If internal promotion becomes the normal state of PLASSF in the future, it can be speculated One of the top leaders The commander of PLASSF Space Systems Department (SSD) may be a candidate for the next PLASSF commander. There is an important caveat: In view of PLASSF’s strategic significance and mission, the candidate must prove that he is a loyal supporter of President Xi Jinping.

Secondly, the increase in absolute power may reflect the disproportionate influence of NSD’s essentially streamlined third sector of the former GSD within PLASSF, and possibly even within the entire PLA.In addition to executing Well documented In offensive cyber activities, NSD may shoulder the key task of making PLA’s integrated cyber, electromagnetic and psychological warfare operations doctrineNSD may also play an important role in the development and procurement of requirements for strategic electronic warfare and computer network systems.

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Finally, the details of the giant giants released by official Chinese sources are still very few, if not absent. The same is true for the current PLASSF political commissar.generally Li Wei In December 2020, he was quietly transferred from the Xinjiang Military Region to the National Defense Forces of the People’s Liberation Army. The replacement of the commander of the new military region and Li Fengbiao’s next appointment are also unknown. In fact, the exact mission and force structure of PLASSF are still shrouded in mystery nearly six years after the establishment of the force. The PLA is likely to believe that maintaining the confidentiality and ambiguity associated with PLASSF has a certain deterrent value and is not eager to provide greater transparency in the short term.