PLA Branch Led Force Development | Generated by AI
“军种主建” is a Chinese military term that breaks down as:
- 军种 (jūnzhǒng) = military service/branch (like Army, Navy, Air Force)
- 主建 (zhǔjiàn) = primarily responsible for building/construction
Together, “军种主建” refers to the principle that each military service/branch is primarily responsible for building and developing its own forces. This means each branch (Army, Navy, Air Force, etc.) is in charge of organizing, training, equipping, and developing its own personnel and capabilities.
This concept is often paired with “战区主战” (zhànqū zhǔzhàn) - “theater commands primarily responsible for fighting” - which together form a key organizational principle in the PLA’s (People’s Liberation Army) military reforms that separated the functions of force development from operational command.
In practical terms:
- Military services (军种) focus on building combat-ready forces
- Theater commands (战区) focus on employing those forces in actual operations
This division of labor is similar to how the U.S. military operates, where service branches like the Army and Navy build and train forces, while geographic combatant commands like INDOPACOM or EUCOM conduct operations.