Chinese People's Liberation Army

Chinese People's Liberation Army PLA 中国人民解放军 Zhongguo Renmin Jefang Jun is the Armed Forces for People's Republic of China.

central organization

• Central Military Commission
  • General Office of Central Military Commission
  • Joint Staff Department
  • Political Work Department
  • Logistics Support Department
  • Equipment Development Department
  • Training and Administration Department
  • National Defense Mobilization Department
  • Commission for Discipline Inspection

until 2015

• Central Military Commission
  • General Staff
  • General Political Department
  • General Logistics Department
  • General Equipment Department

service branches

• People's Liberation Army Ground Force
• People's Liberation Army Navy
• People's Liberation Army Air Force
• People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
• People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force

regional branches

• Eastern Front
• Western Front
• Southern Front
• Northern Front
• Central Front

until 2015

• Shenyang region
• Beijing region
  • Neimenggu region (1967 merged)
• Jinan region
• Lanzhou region
  • Wulumuqi region (1985 merged)
• Nanjing region
  • Fuzhou region (1985 merged)
• Guangzhou region
  • Wuhan region (1985 merged)
• Chengdu region
  • Kunming region (1985 merged)
  • Xizang region (1968 merged)

schools

• Chinese People's Liberation Army National Defense University
• Academy of Military Science of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
• Chinese People's Liberation Army National University of Defense Science and Technology

reference

• Minister of Defense (PROC)
• Chinese People's Armed Police Force