Northern Theater Command, Sitting In Key Area, Gets 56-Year-Old Leader

Following a shakeup, the Chinese military has named a new leader of its Northern Theater Command, which borders North Korea, reports the South China Morning Post.

Lt. Gen. Li Qiaoming recently visited troops in the Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces in his new role as theater command, Xinhua, China's state news agency reported last week.

The command includes the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and Shandong province. The five areas are strategically important because...