Joint Staff Department (China)

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]

Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission
中央军委联合参谋部
Official patch of the Joint Staff Department
Agency overview
Formed11 January 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-11)
Preceding agency
TypeFunctional department of the Central Military Commission
JurisdictionPeople's Liberation Army
Headquarters"August 1st Building", Beijing
Agency executives
Parent departmentCentral Military Commission
Websitechinamil.com.cn

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

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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

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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]

No. Portrait Chief Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1Yu, SuSenior General
Su Yu
粟裕

(1907–1984)
October 1954October 19584 years  PLA Ground Force
2Kecheng, HuangSenior General
Huang Kecheng
黄克诚

(1902–1986)
October 1958September 195911 months  PLA Ground Force
3Ruiqing, LuoSenior General
Luo Ruiqing
罗瑞卿

(1906–1978)
September 1959December 19656 years, 3 months  PLA Ground Force
4Chengwu, YangGeneral
Yang Chengwu
杨成武

(1914–2004)
December 1965March 19682 years, 3 months  PLA Ground Force
5Yongsheng, HuangGeneral
Huang Yongsheng
黄永胜

(1910–2004)
March 1968September 19713 years, 6 months  PLA Ground Force
Vacant
1971–75
6Xiaoping, DengDeng Xiaoping
邓小平

(1904–1997)
January 1975March 19805 years, 2 months  PLA Ground Force
7Dezhi, YangGeneral
Yang Dezhi
杨得志

(1911–1994)
March 1980November 19877 years, 8 months  PLA Ground Force
8Haotian, ChiGeneral
Chi Haotian
迟浩田

(born 1929)
November 1987November 19925 years  PLA Ground Force
9Wannian, ZhangGeneral
Zhang Wannian
张万年

(1928–2015)
November 1992September 19952 years, 10 months  PLA Ground Force
10Quanyou, FuGeneral
Fu Quanyou
傅全有

(born 1930)
September 1995November 20027 years, 2 months  PLA Ground Force
11Guanglie, LiangGeneral
Liang Guanglie
梁光烈

(1940–2024)
November 2002September 20074 years, 10 months  PLA Ground Force
12Bingde, ChenGeneral
Chen Bingde
陈炳德

(born 1941)
[4]
September 2007October 20125 years, 1 month  PLA Ground Force
13Fenghui, FangGeneral
Fang Fenghui
房峰辉

(born 1951)
October 2012January 20163 years, 3 months  PLA Ground Force
General Staff Department is renamed to Joint Staff Department
14Fenghui, FangGeneral
Fang Fenghui
房峰辉

(born 1951)
11 January 201626 August 20171 year, 227 days  PLA Ground Force
15Zuocheng, LiGeneral
Li Zuocheng
李作成

(born 1953)
26 August 201716 October 20225 years, 51 days  PLA Ground Force
16Zhenli, LiuGeneral
Liu Zhenli
刘振立

(born 1964)
6 March 20231 year, 268 days  PLA Ground Force

References

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  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. ^ "Xi urges reorganized military organs to focus on winning wars". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Ministry of National Defense: CMC". Official Website of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense.
  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