BEIJING, Apr. 19 -- The inaugural conference of the PLA Information Support Force was held in Bayi Building on April 19, 2024. Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian introduced what kind of force it is at a press briefing on Friday.
According to Wu, establishing the Information Support Force through restructuring is a major decision made by the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission (CMC) for the cause of building a strong military, and a strategic step to establish a new system of services and arms and improve the modern military force structure with Chinese characteristics.
"This is of profound and far-reaching significance to the modernization of national defense and the armed forces and effective fulfillment of the missions and tasks of the People's military in the new era. The Information Support Force is a brand-new strategic arm of the Chinese PLA and a key underpinning of coordinated development and application of the network information system. It plays an important role and bears great responsibility in promoting high-quality development and the ability to fight and win in modern warfare," said the spokesperson.
