Eastern Theater Command Ground Force

The Eastern Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Eastern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Fuzhou, Fujian. The current commander is Kong Jun and the current political commissar is Zhang Hongbing.

Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
中国人民解放军东部战区陆军
Emblem of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Active	2016–present
Country	People's Republic of China
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Branch	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Garrison/HQ	Fuzhou, Fujian
Motto(s)	为人民服务 "Serve the People"
Colors	Red and Green
March	Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
Commanders
Commander	Lieutenant General Kong Jun

Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
Eastern Theater Command
Simplified Chinese	中国人民解放军东部战区陆军
Traditional Chinese	中國人民解放軍東部戰區陸軍
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Dōngbù Zhànqū Lùjūn

History

The Eastern Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Nanjing Military Region.^[1]

Functional department

• General Staff
• Political Work Department
• Logistics Department
• Equipment department
• Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Direct units

• PLA Ground Force Sanjie Joint Tactic Training Base [zh]
• PLA Ground Force First Comprehensive Training Base [zh]
• PLA Ground Force Second Comprehensive Training Base [zh]

Direct troops

Group army

• 71st Group Army (stations in Xuzhou, Jiangsu)
• 72nd Group Army (stations in Huzhou, Zhejiang)
• 73rd Group Army (stations in Xiamen, Fujian)

Other army

• First Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence
• First Brigade of Information Support
• First Brigade of Electronic Warfare
• First Brigade of Long Range Rocket Artillery
• 31st Brigade of Boat and Bridge Army
• 301st Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Haimen District of Nantong, Jiangsu)
• 302nd Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Zhoushan, Zhejiang)
• 303rd Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Changle District of Fuzhou, Fujian)
• 304th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Xiamen, Fujian)

List of leaders

Commanders

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Qin Weijiang	秦卫江	2016	December 2018	[2]
Xu Qiling	徐起零	December 2018	April 2020	[3]
Lin Xiangyang	林向阳	April 2020	August 2021
Kong Jun	孔军	December 2021

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Liao Keduo [zh]	廖可铎	2016	April 2019
Zhang Hongbing	张红兵	December 2019	January 2022

Chief of staffs

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Zhang Jian	张践	2016	2017
Zhou Youya	周友亚	2018

References

1. Li Xuanliang (李宣良); Zhang Xuanjie (张选杰); Li Qinghua (李清华) (1 January 2016). 陆军领导机构火箭军战略支援部队成立大会在京举行 习近平向中国人民解放军陆军火箭军战略支援部队授予军旗并致训词. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
2. Ding Guangyang (丁广阳); Huang Jiandong (黄建东); Liu Changbao (刘昌宝) (2 February 2016). 东部战区陆军成立大会在福州举行(图). qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
3. Yan Hongliang (闫宏亮) (3 January 2019). 接棒秦卫江 徐起零出任东部战区陆军司令. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.