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PLAN naval reshuffle
A recent reshuffle of high-ranking naval officials is a sign of military authorities' eagerness to update weaponry and technology to modernize the navy, the Hong Kong-based Ta Kung Pao newspaper reported Wednesday.
The Xinhua News Agency reported that Vice Admiral Su Shiliang, former chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, was appointed as deputy commander of the PLA Navy on December 21.
Vice Admiral Du Jingchen, former commander of the East China Sea Fleet, will succeed him as PLA Navy chief of staff, while Vice Admiral Su Zhiqian, former commander of the South China Sea Fleet, will become the new commander of the East China Sea Fleet, the Ta Kung Pao report said.
The reshuffle showed that Chinese naval authorities are shifting their focus to weaponry development, since many of the new leaders have backgrounds in weaponry or naval institutes, the report said.
Su Shiliang was president of the Chinese Navy Command College from 2000 to 2002, an elite naval institute that educates high-level officers, and Du was commander-in-chief of China's first escort fleet to the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy operations, the report said.
Other rearrangements include Rear Admiral Jiang Weilie, recently appointed commander of the South China Sea Fleet, who was formerly director of the PLA Navy Equipment Department and was responsible for naval weaponry purchase reforms last year.
Li Jie, a researcher at the Chinese Naval Research Institute, told the Global Times Thursday that weaponry modernization has always been the focus of the Chinese navy, which will continue to update large-scale ship-based weaponry in the future.
"Plans to develop powerful amphibious warships, high-performance nuclear-powered submarines and capable personnel who are familiar with modern naval weaponry are scheduled for future navy construction," said Li.
"The Chinese navy will also enhance its war capacity through maritime drills and military diplomacy," Li added.
http://military.globaltimes.cn/china/2011-02/621708.html
A recent reshuffle of high-ranking naval officials is a sign of military authorities' eagerness to update weaponry and technology to modernize the navy, the Hong Kong-based Ta Kung Pao newspaper reported Wednesday.
The Xinhua News Agency reported that Vice Admiral Su Shiliang, former chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, was appointed as deputy commander of the PLA Navy on December 21.
Vice Admiral Du Jingchen, former commander of the East China Sea Fleet, will succeed him as PLA Navy chief of staff, while Vice Admiral Su Zhiqian, former commander of the South China Sea Fleet, will become the new commander of the East China Sea Fleet, the Ta Kung Pao report said.
The reshuffle showed that Chinese naval authorities are shifting their focus to weaponry development, since many of the new leaders have backgrounds in weaponry or naval institutes, the report said.
Su Shiliang was president of the Chinese Navy Command College from 2000 to 2002, an elite naval institute that educates high-level officers, and Du was commander-in-chief of China's first escort fleet to the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy operations, the report said.
Other rearrangements include Rear Admiral Jiang Weilie, recently appointed commander of the South China Sea Fleet, who was formerly director of the PLA Navy Equipment Department and was responsible for naval weaponry purchase reforms last year.
Li Jie, a researcher at the Chinese Naval Research Institute, told the Global Times Thursday that weaponry modernization has always been the focus of the Chinese navy, which will continue to update large-scale ship-based weaponry in the future.
"Plans to develop powerful amphibious warships, high-performance nuclear-powered submarines and capable personnel who are familiar with modern naval weaponry are scheduled for future navy construction," said Li.
"The Chinese navy will also enhance its war capacity through maritime drills and military diplomacy," Li added.
http://military.globaltimes.cn/china/2011-02/621708.html
