Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 23687

China: Defence

Tabled: 25 April 2024
Answered: 2 May 2024

Question

Fabian Hamilton

LabourLeeds North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the announcement on 19 March 2024 by China's Ministry of Defence of the establishment of the Information Support Force.

Answer

On Friday 19 April, the eight-year-old People's Liberation Army (PLA) Strategic Support Force was broken up into three organisations (the Information Support Force, Aerospace Force and Cyberspace Force) as part of China's programme of military modernisati...

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