- The PLA Beijing Military Area Command the 27th Group Army in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, the 38th Group Army in Baoding, Hebei Province and the 65th Group Army in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province
- The PLA Shenyang Military Area Command the 16th Group Army in Changchun, Jilin Province, the 39th Group Army in Liaoyang and the 40th Group Army in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province
- The PLA Jinan Military Area Command:the 20th Group Army in Kaifeng, Henan Province, the 26th Group Army in Weifang, Shandong Province, the 54th Group Army in Xinxiang, Henan Province
- The PLA Nanjing Military Area Command:the 1st Group Army in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, the 12nd Group Army in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, the 31st Group Army in Xiamen, Fujian Province.
- The PLA Guangzhou Military Area Command:the 41th Group Army in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the 42nd Group Army in Huizhou, Guangdong Province
- The PLA Chengdu Military Area Command:the 13rd Group Army in Chongqing, the 14th Group Army in Kunming, Yunnan Province
- The PLA Lanzhou Military Area Command:the 21st Group Army in Baoji, Shaanxi Province and the 47th Group Army in Lintong, Shaanxi Province
