China Replaces Commanders Overseeing Beijing, Taiwan Operations
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Chinese President Xi Jinping installed new military leadership for its central and eastern regions amid an unprecedented purge of the top defense echelons.
General Yang Zhibin has become commander of the Eastern Theater Command, responsible for Taiwan operations, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The report also named General Han Shengyan as the new commander of the Central Theater Command, which is in charge of defense forces in the capital Beijing, Tianjin and five other provinces.
