The World - News from Oct. 28, 1985
China reported that a sweeping military reorganization has reduced the number of senior officers in its 11 regional commands by more than 50%. These commands have been merged into seven units, the official New China News Agency said. It added that the shuffle has resulted in a 24% cut in the number of ranking officers at the People’s Liberation Army general staff headquarters and in its political and logistics departments.
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