National Defense University of PLA (20210124173405)

Teaching Building of National Defence University

The People's Liberation Army National Defence University () is a

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military university A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned. ...

administered by the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

(PLA) and funded by the Central Military Commission. The university is the highest military academy in China and the "only comprehensive joint command university" in the PLA. The current president of the university is PLA general

Xu Xueqiang Xu Xueqiang (; born November 1962) is a general (''Jiang (rank), shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), serving as president of PLA National Defence University since August 2021. He previously served as commander of Northern Theater ...

. The university was formed in 1985 with the merger of parts of the PLA Military Academy, the PLA Political Academy, and the PLA Logistics Academy. It was preceded by the

Counter-Japanese Military and Political University Counter-Japanese Military and Political University (), also commonly known as Kàngdà () and Kangri Junzheng University (), was a comprehensive public university located in Yan'an, Shaanxi, the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party during t ...

. In 2015, the People's Liberation Army National Defence University formed a think tank called the China National Security Studies Centre. The university has also hosted visitors from Singapore and Australia as well as partnered with foreign firms such as

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arrangements.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pla National Defense University Military academies of China People's Liberation Army Educational institutions established in 1985 Military education and training in China 1985 establishments in China Universities and colleges in Beijing

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