Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission
中央军委联合参谋部 | |
Emblem of the PLA | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 11 January 2016 |
Preceding | |
Type | Functional department of the Central Military Commission |
Jurisdiction | People's Liberation Army |
Headquarters | Ministry of National Defense compound ("August 1st Building"), Beijing |
Agency executives |
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Parent department | Central Military Commission |
The Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission [1] (Chinese: 中央军委联合参谋部) is the command organ and the headquarters for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, superseding the former PLA General Staff Department. It was founded on January 11, 2016 under Xi Jinping's military reforms.[2] It is under the absolute leadership of the Central Military Commission. The Department continues PLA Operations Command, Recruitments, Mobilizations, Formation, Trainings and Administration duties. Its Headquarters is located in Beijing and the current chief of Joint staff is General Li Zuocheng.
The current deputy chiefs are Lt General Ma Yiming, and Mj. General Shao Yuanming.
List of Chiefs of the Joint Staff
For the former office, see People's Liberation Army General Staff Department.
№ | Chief of the Joint Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
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1 | General Fang Fenghui 房峰辉 (born 1951) | 11 January 2016 | 26 August 2017 | year, 227 days | 1|
2 | Li Zuocheng 李作成 (born 1953) | General26 August 2017 | Incumbent | year, 48 days | 1
References
- ↑ "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 Online. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ "Xi urges reorganized military organs to focus on winning wars". Xinhua. Retrieved 2016-01-11.