Which of the following is NOT one of the PLA Theater Commands?

• A. Pacific Theater Command
• B. Eastern Theater Command
• C. Southern Theater Command
• D. Western Theater Command

Answer: (A)

The PLA organizes its main joint operations around five theater commands that correspond to geographic regions on the Chinese mainland. These regional commands are Eastern, Northern, Central, Southern, and Western Theater Commands, each responsible for coordinating army, air, and rocket forces within its area.

Pacific Theater Command is not part of this structure. The ocean and maritime forces are handled differently, with China’s navy organized into fleets (such as East Sea, South Sea, etc.) operating in the surrounding seas rather than under a theater command named after the Pacific. So the statement about a Pacific Theater Command doesn’t fit the PLA’s current theater-command framework. The listed regional commands are the ones that exist.