Eastern Theater Command Ground Force Explained

Unit Name:	Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
Motto:	Chinese: 为人民服务 "Serve the People"
Colors:	Red and Green
March:	Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
Commander1 Label:	Commander
Commander2 Label:	Political Commissar
Dates:	2016–present
Current Commander:	Lieutenant General Kong Jun
Garrison:	Fuzhou, Fujian

The Eastern Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Eastern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Fuzhou, Fujian. The current commander is Kong Jun and the current political commissar is Zhang Hongbing.

History

The Eastern Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Nanjing Military Region.^[1]

Functional department

• General Staff
• Political Work Department
• Logistics Department
• Equipment department
• Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Direct troops

Group army

• 71st Group Army (stations in Xuzhou, Jiangsu)
• 72nd Group Army (stations in Huzhou, Zhejiang)
• 73rd Group Army (stations in Xiamen, Fujian)

Other army

• First Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence
• First Brigade of Information Support
• First Brigade of Electronic Warfare
• First Brigade of Long Range Rocket Artillery
• 31st Brigade of Boat and Bridge Army
• 301st Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Haimen District of Nantong, Jiangsu)
• 302nd Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Zhoushan, Zhejiang)
• 303rd Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Changle District of Fuzhou, Fujian)
• 304th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force (stations in Xiamen, Fujian)

List of leaders

Commanders

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Chinese: 秦卫江	2016	December 2018	^[2]
	Chinese: 徐起零	December 2018	April 2020	^[3]
	Chinese: 林向阳	April 2020	August 2021
	Chinese: 孔军	December 2021

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Chinese: 廖可铎	2016	April 2019
	Chinese: 张红兵	December 2019	January 2022

Chief of staffs

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Zhang Jian	Chinese: 张践	2016	2017
Zhou Youya	Chinese: 周友亚	2018

Notes and References

1. News: Li Xuanliang (Chinese: 李宣良). Zhang Xuanjie (Chinese: 张选杰). Li Qinghua (Chinese: 李清华). http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-01/01/c_1117646667.htm . zh:陆军领导机构火箭军战略支援部队成立大会在京举行 习近平向中国人民解放军陆军火箭军战略支援部队授予军旗并致训词 . xinhuanet.com . 1 January 2016 . 31 August 2021 . zh.
2. News: Ding Guangyang (Chinese: 丁广阳). Huang Jiandong (Chinese: 黄建东). Liu Changbao (Chinese: 刘昌宝). https://news.qq.com/a/20160202/030226.htm . zh:东部战区陆军成立大会在福州举行(图) . qq.com . 2 February 2016 . 31 August 2021 . zh.
3. News: Yan Hongliang (Chinese: 闫宏亮). http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2019-01-03/doc-ihqfskcn3708593.shtml . zh:接棒秦卫江 徐起零出任东部战区陆军司令 . sina . 3 January 2019 . 31 August 2021 . zh.