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China says new support force will be strategic branch

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The Chinese People's Liberation Army has set up a new information support force.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended a ceremony in Beijing on Friday to establish the new force.

Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Defense Ministry, said it will be a strategic branch.

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