@amoy
Apparently the final finalized version looks more like this:
OR is it this
(the china map on the upper portion of below pic)
Which one is it?
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theater_commands_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army&redirect=no...
Yes, I saw that too with 4 SRs and chengu instead of Urumqi, about a week or two back; and actually on the same website.
But this is article is from 2 days back so I thought this was the updated version. And even in this article it says last minute revisions are possible.
PLA to announce overhaul: five 'strategic zones' will replace regional commands, most army HQ to be scrapped
So looks like West S.R. for India/Pak/C. Asia/ Separatism. East S.R for Taiwan issue. South S.R for Islands issue. Centra S.R. to protect Capital. North S.R. for Russia, N. Korea...