PLA says chief of its arms wing replaced

The People's Liberation Army has appointed a new chief for its arms and equipment wing.

Lieutenant General Li Shangfu, 59, has replaced General Zhang Youxia, 67, as head of the Central Military Commission's Equipment Development Department. The information was published by the department in a news release on Monday when Li appeared in a civil-military integration expo in Beijing in his new capacity for the first time.

Li's previous post was deputy commander of the PLA Strategic Support Force, the youngest branch of the Chinese military.