Rocket Force: Rocket force not combat-ready: PLA paper in rare critique

A unit of China’s Rocket Force uncovered “shortcomings” during a field assessment of an exercise, the PLA Daily – the official newspaper of the Chinese military – reported on Friday in a rare critique. It suggested gaps in combat readiness at the armed force overseeing conventional and nuclear missiles. The combat readiness of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force has come under focus recently after its two most senior leaders were suddenly replaced in July.