Chinese President Appoints New Leader for Nuclear Arsenal

Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed a new commander for the armed forces overseeing the country's conventional and nuclear missiles today, one day before the 96th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. Official media reported the appointment of "Wang Houbin," the former deputy commander of the Chinese Navy, as the new commander of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, and "Xue Xisheng" was assigned as the new political commissioner of the rocket force, both promoted to the rank of general.