PLA reveals new designated corps unit for first time
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.