New Delhi: India Checked carefully “Unusual and interesting steps” President Xi Jinping “to replace the overall commander of the West Theater Command (WTC), which handles the border with India, almost seven months after he took over.
Xu Qiling (58), Commander of the land forces in West Teater until now, has been promoted to General General Zhang Xudong in general and replaces being replaced, in changes that have occurred in the midst of a sustainable military confrontation in East Ladakh since last year.
“Zhang (59) has taken it Instead of being the head of the WTC in December last year.
No one ranked in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was removed within seven months.
This is clearly unusual.
As a result, this is the third change in the WTC head since the military deadlock with India began, “said a senior official.
Indian officials said it was” preterm “to speculate on WTC changes.” Zhang could be removed as part of the periodic anti-corruption cleaning China.
Or, it can be connected to the border crisis with India.
We have to wait and watch, “another person said.
Changes in the WTC leadership came ahead of the 12th round of the Corps Commander’s talks between India and China, which will be held for three months after the last 9 April Xu previously chosen by President XI, who Also the chairman of the Central Military Commission who controlled PLA, to become a commander of the land forces in the WTC in June last year just a few days before Galwan Valley clashed.
As the head of the WTC as a whole now, he will become a key player in the protracted negotiations between India and China to ease the border crisis.