Xinjiang Military District

Xinjiang Military District
中国人民解放军新疆军区
Map of Xinjiang Military District in 2024
Founded1 February 2016 (2016-02-01)
Country China
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
TypeMilitary District of the PLA
RoleCommand and control
Part of People's Liberation Army
HeadquartersXinjiang, Urumqi
Commanders
CommanderLieutenant General Liu Lin
Political CommisarLieutenant General Yang Cheng
Chief of StaffMajor General Liu Haifu

Xinjiang Military District (新疆军区) is a special military area of the PLA at the Theater Deputy-grade (副战区级). It is one of three districts (Tibet and Beijing being the other two) that are directly under the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission rather than under their Theater Command (in this case, the Western Theater Command).

The district includes all of Xinjiang, plus the Ngari district of Tibet. It has also direct military jurisdiction over the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC).