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Tibet Military District

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Tibet Military District
中国人民解放军西藏军区
Founded1 February 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-01)
Country People's Republic of China
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
TypeMilitary District of the PLA
RoleCommand and control
Part of People's Liberation Army
HeadquartersTibet, Lhasa
Commanders
CommanderLieutenant General Wang Kai
Political CommisarLieutenant General Yin Hongxing
Chief of StaffMajor General Thupten Trinley (aka Tidan Dan)

The Tibet Military District is a military district of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. It was first established in 1952, possibly from elements previously part of the 18th Corps. In December 1968 it became part of the Chengdu Military Region.

The former Tibet Military Region was reduced to the status of a district in 1971.[1] In the 2016 reform, the Tibet Military District was raised to a direct-reporting sub-Theater grade command, partially bypassing the jurisdiction of the Western Theater Command.

Subordinate Units

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  • 5th Motorized Transport Brigade (汽车运输第五旅)
  • Tibet Military Region Communication Regiment (西藏军区通信团)

Border Guard Units

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The whole of Ngari Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of the Xinjiang Military District

Commanders

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  1. Zhang Guohua, February 1952 - July 1968
  2. Zeng Yongya, July 1968 - November 1970
  3. Chen Mingyi, November 1970 - November 1973
  4. Qie Jinwu, November 1973 - May 1978
  5. Zhang Guirong, May 1978 - August 1983
  6. Jiang Hongquan, August 1983 - September 1992
  7. Zhou Wenbi, September 1992 - September 1996
  8. Meng Jinxi, September 1996 - August 2004
  9. Dong Guishan, August 2004 - July 2008
  10. Shu Yutai, July 2008 - December 2009
  11. Yang Jinshan, December 2009 - July 2013
  12. Xu Yong, July 2013 - December 2019
  13. Wang Haijiang, December 2019 - March 2021
  14. Wang Kai, (Since March 2021)

References

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  1. ^ Resistance and Reform in Tibet By Robert Barnett, Shirin Akiner, 296.
  2. ^ "解放军新型合成山地旅亮相西藏". 新浪军事. 2017-11-15. Archived from the original on 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  3. ^ "西藏军区某机步旅改革 换装新型轻型主战坦克". 观察者网. 2017-06-11. Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  4. ^ "西藏军区对抗防空演练:应用多型高速航模靶机". 中新网. 2017-05-06. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-05-06.