China's Defense Structure To Shed Personnel, Set Up Theater Commands.

The article reports that China is planning to overhaul its defense structure in 2016. Topics discussed include announcement made by the Chinese President and People's Liberation Army leader Xi Jinping to shed 300,000 troops in armed force; development of space-operations division by China and plan to reduce seven military regions to four theater commands; China would devote 8,000 troops to United Nations peacekeeping operations; and plan to commission Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter in air force.