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Changes at the top of the armed forces of China

Beijing, China - General Han Weiguo was appointed chief of the Army, Ding Laihang chief of the Air Force

One month before the Congress of the Communist Party of China the chiefs of staff of the armed forces of China have been changed. General Han Weiguo -61 years old and with previous appointments in the central region of the Country- will take the place of Li Zuocheng as commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, while his predecessor was named chief of the Joint Staff Department of the...

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Rome, Italy, 09/01/2017 19:15
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