China Replaces Commanders Overseeing Beijing, Taiwan OperationsBloombergChinese 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(楊志斌) has become commander of the Eastern Theater Command, responsible for Taiwan operations, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The former commander of the Taiwan command, Lin Xiangyang(林向陽), was removed in October for violating party discipline and laws. Meanwhile, Wang Qiang(王強), ex-Central Theater Commander, missed a military parade in Beijing in September without reason. Yang, who also has an air force background, was until recently the vice commander of the Eastern Theater Command.
