Minister for Defence Visits People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command

As a part of his introductory go to to China, Minister for Defence Mr Chan Chun Sing was hosted to a go to to the headquarters of the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command (PLA STC) in Guangzhou yesterday. During PLA STC Commander General Wu Yanan’s name on Mr Chan, each side reaffirmed the shut people-to-people ties between the PLA STC and the Singapore Armed Forces, who work together ceaselessly via Exercise Cooperation and Exercise Maritime Cooperation between the armies and navies respectively.

Mr Chan additionally visited the headquarters of the PLA STC Navy in Zhanjiang at this time, the place PLA STC Navy Political Commissar Vice Admiral Yang Zhiliang known as on Mr Chan. Mr Chan inspected a Guard of Honour on board the PLA Navy’s Luyang III-class destroyer (Zhanjiang). In addition, he visited the PLA STC Navy’s shore coaching facility and was briefed on its simulation coaching system and injury management centre.