Summary
- On April 19, China’s PLA decommissioned the Strategic Support Force (SSF) and replaced it with three new co-equal forces.
- The Information Support Force (ISF) appears to be a special project of Chinese President Xi Jinping, publicly supported by him the most.
- Xi emphasized the importance of building a strong and modernized ISF, emphasizing integration and information support.
- The ISF is expected to integrate network-centric warfare, electronic warfare, information operations, and space operations.