| Tibet Military District | |
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| 中国人民解放军西藏军区 | |
| Founded | 1 February 2016; 10 years ago (2016-02-01) |
| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party |
| Type | Military District of the PLA |
| Role | Command and control |
| Part of |  People's Liberation Army |
| Headquarters | Tibet,Lhasa |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Lieutenant GeneralWang Kai |
| Political Commisar | Lieutenant GeneralYuan Honggang[1] |
| Chief of Staff | Major GeneralThupten Trinley (aka Tidan Dan) |
TheTibet Military District is a military district of thePeople's Liberation Army Ground Force. It was first established in 1952, possibly from elements previously part of the18th Corps. In December 1968 it became part of theChengdu Military Region.
The former Tibet Military Region was reduced to the status of a district in 1971.[2]In the 2016 reform, the Tibet Military District was raised to a direct-reporting sub-Theater grade command, partially bypassing the jurisdiction of theWestern Theater Command.
The whole ofNgari Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of theXinjiang Military District
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