<span style="color: #222222;">In an unusual move, Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed a new commander General Wang Haijiang for People's Liberation Army's Western Theatre Command, which oversees the borders with India.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">General Wang Haijiang, 58 has replaced General Xu Qiling, 59 who was only promoted only in July this year to head the Western Theatre Command becoming the fourth commander to head the Western Theatre Command after the eastern Ladakh standoff with India began in May last year.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier, General Xu replaced General Zhang Xudong, 59 in July who was appointed around mid-December last year to head the command, replacing 65-year-old Gen Zhao Zongqi who retired from the PLA.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It is not yet clear what will be the new role given to Gen. Xu Qiling and Gen.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Zhang Xudong, both still in service, after being relieved of Western Command.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">China's Western Theatre Command (WTC) oversees the Xinjiang and the Tibet Autonomous Regions, as well as the border with India, making it the largest geographical area under one command in the PLA.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Experts see it an unusual move as Western theatre Command has seen 4 commanders in the last 10 months.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">President Xi visited Tibet in July this year, but it is not clear whether this leadership change in WTC is connected with that visit. New Commander Gen.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Wang Haijiang was previously commander of Xinjiang Military District, Tibet Military District and deputy of South Xinjiang Military District and fought in the Vietnam war.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Experts believe that there is a great focus on ethnic issues and border areas.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">President Xi, who heads the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Central Military Commission (CMC), has promoted five PLA officers to the rank of generals on Monday, the highest rank for officers in active military service in China, official media reported.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Central Military Commission (CMC) is the overall high command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The tensions at eaters Ladakh have eased to some extent with troops from both sides moving out from the Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso and Gogra but the disengagement has not been completed from other friction points like Hot Springs and Depsang in eastern Ladakh.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Also, there was no official statement from the Chinese side after the disengagement of troops at Gogra last month. </span><br />