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The Western Theatre Command (WTC) is the largest of the five. It includes challenging physical features such as high mountains in the Himalayan border region with India and has to deal with social strife in places like Tibet and Xinjiang, where Beijing has crushed any form of dissent or protest with an iron hand.   The WTC’s key strategic focus is, however, India and the long-disputed border the two countries share. The WTC has a joint operations command centre in Chengdu while the theatre’s army headquarters is located in Lanzhou. Besides deploying PLA Air Force units, the WTC can requ...

Who is Zhang Xudong, China's new Western Theatre commander?  Who is Zhang Xudong, China's new Western Theatre commander?  General Zhang Xudong has been appointed the new commander of the PLA's Western Theatre Command (WTC), replacing General Zhao Zongqi. Here's all you need to know about Zhang Xudong: advertisement UPDATED: December 22, 2020 11:14 IST While Xudong has no experience of Tibet or Xinjiang (under WTC), he has served many years in the erstwhile sensitive Shenyang MR, responsible for the borders with North Korea and Russia. (Photo credit: Chinese defence ministry) Four officers o...