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Xi Jinping’s Information Support Force: A New Force for a New Era

Military officers at a ceremony with the Chinese flag displayed

Xi Jinping presents a flag to the Information Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army at its establishment ceremony in Beijing, 19 April 2024. Courtesy of Li Gang / Xinhua / Alamy


The recent formation of the PLA Information Support Force and the concurrent dissolution of the Strategic Support Force highlights both the challenges faced in attempting to cohere space, cyber and electronic warfare capabilities across the PLA, and its ongoing commitment to solving them.

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Keshav Kelkar

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