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| People's Liberation Army Cyberspace Force | |
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| 中国人民解放军网络空间部队 | |
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| Founded | 19 April 2024; 21 months ago (2024-04-19) |
| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party |
| Type | Cyber force |
| Role | Cyberwarfare |
| Part of |  People's Liberation Army |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Lieutenant GeneralZhang Minghua [zh] |
| Political Commissar | Lieutenant GeneralHan Xiaodong [zh] |
| Insignia | |
| Symbol |  |
| Flag | |
| Sleeve badge |  |
ThePeople's Liberation Army Cyberspace Force is an arm of thePeople's Liberation Army. It was established on 19 April 2024, followed by the dissolution of thePeople's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF). The Cyberspace Force received the functions of the former PLASSF's Network Systems Department.
The Cyberspace Force was established on 19 April 2024 following as one of the new successor branches which followed the dissolution of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF).[1][2]: 226 The Cyberspace Force has the functions of the former PLASSF Network Systems Department.[2]: 226 The other new branches created were thePLA Aerospace Force and thePLA Information Support Force.[2]: 226
At the creation of the Cyberspace Force, theMinistry of National Defense stated in relation to its role that "developing the Cyberspace Force and cyber security and defense means are important for reinforcing national cyber border defense, promptly detecting and countering network intrusions and maintaining national cyber sovereignty and information security."[2]: 226
The Cyberspace Force operates five Technical Reconnaissance Bases that align with the PLA's fivetheater commands.[1] The force's Cyberspace Operations Base oversees the country'soffensivecyberwarfare,psychological warfare, and advanced cybersecurity research.[1]
The PLA Cyberspace Force made their first public appearance at the2025 China Victory Day Parade on September 3, 2025.[3]
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The Cyberspace Force is broken down into the General Staff Department, and the Political Work Department. Below these two departments is the following breakdown:
Unit 32047 is part of the Logistics Department.
The Equipment Department is broken down into seven local military representative offices located in:
There are also two bureaus under the Cyberspace Force: the Network Bureau, and the Information Bureau.
ThePLA Information Engineering University (IEU) is the PLA's research institute for the study of information warfare.[citation needed]
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| 上将 Shàngjiàng | 中将 Zhōngjiàng | 少将 Shàojiàng | 大校 Dàxiào | 上校 Shàngxiào | 中校 Zhōngxiào | 少校 Shàoxiào | 上尉 Shàngwèi | 中尉 Zhōngwèi | 少尉 Shàowèi | |||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PLA Cyberspace Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 上士 Shàngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 列兵 Lièbīng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||