Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission

Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission

Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission

Chinese military command structure

The Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (JSDCMC) (Chinese: 中央军委联合参谋部) is the command organ and the headquarters for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), superseding the former PLA General Staff Department (GSD).[1] It was established on 11 January 2016, under the military reforms of Central Military Commission (CMC) chairman Xi Jinping.[2]

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Headquartered in Beijing, the Joint Staff Department (JSD) is under the absolute leadership of the CMC and likely serves as an institutional link between members of the CMC and post-2016 PLA theater commands. According to the JSD, its main duties include carrying out combat support planning and combat command support, studying and formulating military strategy and requirements, organizing combat capability assessment, arranging and instructing joint training; and combat readiness and routine war preparedness work.[3]

Organization

Prior to the 2016 transition, the General Staff Department comprised the following bureaus:

  • Combat Operations Command
  • Combat Communications
  • Intelligence
  • Mobilization
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Foreign Relations
  • Management

Within the present Joint Staff Department are the following bureaus:

  • General Office (办公厅)
  • Guard Bureau (警卫局)
  • Political Work Bureau (政治工作局)
  • Operations Bureau (作战局)
  • Strategic Campaign Training Bureau (战略战役训练局)
  • Intelligence Bureau (情报局)
  • Navigation Bureau (导航局)
  • Information and Communications Bureau (信息通信局)
  • Battlefield Environmental Protection Bureau (战场环境保障局)
  • Military Requirements Bureau (军事需求局)

The Intelligence Bureau of the Joint Staff Department, formerly the 2nd Bureau or '2PLA' under the GSD, is the most well-known bureau subordinate to the JSD for its role in espionage.[citation needed]

List of chiefs

Since 2022, the Chief of Joint Staff Department is General Liu Zhenli. The current deputy chiefs are Lieutenant General Ma Yiming, and Major General Shao Yuanming. Prior to the 2016 rename, department heads were referred to as Chief of the General Staff Department.[citation needed]

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References

  1. [1]
    "国防部新闻事务局官微发布中央军委机关英文译名". People's Daily. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Xi urges reorganized military organs to focus on winning wars". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Ministry of National Defense: CMC". Official Website of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense.
  4. [4]
    (in Chinese) RFA: 陈炳德晋升为中国军队总参谋长 Archived 2007-06-27 at archive.today
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