Xi Jinping's vision of war seen in creation of 'Information Force'

New branch likely to handle electronic warfare and psychological operations

Anushka Saxena

May 2, 2024 05:00 JST

A People's Liberation Army honor guard in Tiananmen Square on Jan. 1: Xi Jinping's strategy of putting loyalists into key positions in the military has backfired. © AP

Anushka Saxena is a research analyst in the Indo-Pacific studies program of the Takshashila Institution, a policy think tank based in Bengaluru, where her work focuses on the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

The latest restructuring of China's People's Liberation Army has put a spotlight on President Xi Jinping's concept of information as a central element of modern warfare.