In fact, it houses four of the PLA’s five mechanized army corps, with the fifth protecting China’s strategic nuclear forces in Sichuan. In 1992, China’s government established two additional mechanized corps in the Shenyang District to deter and, if necessary, respond to tumult in North Korea.
在七大军区中，沈阳军区的机械化和移动性能是最强的。事实上，解放军五大机械化军有四个在沈阳军区，另一个在四川保护战略核力量。1992年，中国政府在沈阳军区新建两个机械化军，以威慑朝鲜并在朝鲜发生动乱时有所反应。