Information Support Force: a Brand-New Strategic Arm of the PLA

Wu Qian: The inaugural conference of the PLA Information Support Force was held in Bayi Building on April 19th, 2024. I will now take questions concerning the conference.

Question: The conference inaugurates the Information Support Force. What kind of force is it?

Wu Qian: Establishing the Information Support Force through restructuring is a major decision made by the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission (CMC) for the cause of building a strong military, and a strategic step to establish a new system of services and arms and improve the modern military force structure with Chinese characteristics. This is of profound and far-reaching significance to the modernization of national defense and the armed forces and effective fulfillment of the missions and tasks of the People's military in the new era. The Information Support Force is a brand-new strategic arm of the PLA and a key underpinning of coordinated development and application of the network information system. It plays an important role and bears great responsibility in promoting high-quality development and the ability to fight and win in modern warfare.