President Xi Jinping has assumed a new title of "Commander in Chief" of China's new joint forces battle command centre, in his latest move to exert greater control over the world's largest army and consolidate his status as China's most powerful leader in decades.
The 62-year-old Unlce Xi is already General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, which manages the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He is now also the Commander in Chief of the military's Joint Operations Command Centre, state media reported, showing him visiting the centre wearing camouflage fatigues.
The Xinhua news agency and the state broadcaster CCTV have carried reports referring to Uncle Xi by the description for the first time after he visited the command centre on Wednesday.
Uncle Xi appoints himself as C-in-C of China's military
By IndianMandarins - 2016-04-22 08:35:56
President Xi Jinping has assumed a new title of "Commander in Chief" of China's new joint forces battle command centre, in his latest move to exert greater control over the world's largest army and consolidate his status as China's most powerful leader in decades.
The 62-year-old Unlce Xi is already General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, which manages the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He is now also the Commander in Chief of the military's Joint Operations Command Centre, state media reported, showing him visiting the centre wearing camouflage fatigues.
The Xinhua news agency and the state broadcaster CCTV have carried reports referring to Uncle Xi by the description for the first time after he visited the command centre on Wednesday.
