People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Former cyber and space force of the People's Liberation Army
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| April 19 2024 | The Network Systems Department was reorganized as the independent People's Liberation Army Information Support Force. |
| April 19 2024 | Space Systems Department was reorganized as the independent People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force. |
| April 19 2024 | The Strategic Support Force was dissolved and reorganized into three independent arms: the People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force, the People's Liberation Army Cyberspace Force, and the People's Liberation Army Information Support Force. |
| 2019 | Lu Jiancheng's tenure as Secretary of the Disciplinary Inspection Commission ended. |
| July 24 2019 | The State Council Information Office published the government white paper 'China's National Defense in a New Era', further detailing the Strategic Support Force's role. |
| March 2018 | The 13th National People's Congress passed the 'Supervision Law', which provided legal basis for the Disciplinary Inspection Commission to conduct surveillance and disciplinary inspections on PLASSF members under Article 68. |
| 2017 | The Equipment and Command Technology Institute was expanded and transformed into PLASSF's Space Engineering University, enhancing the organization's educational and research capabilities. |
| 2016 | Lu Jiancheng began serving as Deputy Political Commissar and Secretary of the Disciplinary Inspection Commission of the PLASSF. |
| January 1 2016 | Yang Yujun of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense officially described the Strategic Support Force as formed through 'functional integration' of various strategic, basic, and supportive forces. |
| 2015 | Military units with space missions were transferred to the Space Systems Department, consolidating space-related functions under a single organizational structure. |
| December 2015 | The People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) was established as a specialized service branch focused on improving the PLA's capabilities in informationized conflicts, space, and cyberspace. |
| December 31 2015 | The PLA Strategic Support Force held its first annual meeting at the Bayi Building in Beijing, with CMC Chairman Xi Jinping in attendance. Xi gave out military flags and instructional speeches, while Fan Changlong read out CMC orders and Xu Qiliang presided over the meeting. |
| December 22 2015 | Liberation Army Daily reported the inclusion of strategic and logistical support forces in joint military exercises, alongside Intelligence and other high-profile units. |
| September 2015 | At the China Victory Day Parade, Xi Jinping announced sweeping reforms to the structure of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and state security apparatus. |
| 2011 | Unit 61786 (Eighth Bureau) was commended as the most talented development unit in the PLA. |
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