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PLA reveals new designated corps unit for first time

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BEIJING: The designatio­n of a newly establishe­d corps unit of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) – the 76th Group Army – has been revealed for the first time since the country launched steps to reform its military system to build a stronger army.

A major general from the 76th Group Army has recently visited a memorial hall of Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army to pay tribute to the revolution­ary martyrs in Gaotai county, Gansu province, the county’s website reported on April 18.

It is the first time that the desig- nation of the corps unit – the 76th Group Army, has been reported publicly. The PLA did not have such corps designatio­n in the past, and no designatio­n went above 70, according to reports.

President Xi Jinping, who is also general-secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with commanders of 84 newly adjusted or establishe­d corps-level units and issued instructio­ns for them on April 18.

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