The Central Guard Bureau of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party (), also nominally affiliated with the

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and the

police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...

as the Guard Bureau of the

Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission The Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (JSDCMC) () is the command organ and the headquarters for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), superseding the former PLA General Staff Department (GSD). It was established on 11 Ja ...

() and the Ninth Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security () respectively, is the organization responsible for the protection of senior party members, their families, and important foreign dignitaries in the

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. It has been widely called the Central Guard Bureau (CGB; ) since the

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.Guo: p. 106. The bureau selects and controls the bodyguards of protectees;Guo: p. 109. bodyguards are typically trained by the People's Liberation Army (PLA).Guo: p. 107. The CGB is part of the internal security apparatus as protectees are constantly under surveillance by their bureau-selected bodyguards.Guo: p. 110. The CGB effectively controls the

PLA Ground Force The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF; ) is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army and the largest and oldest branch of the entire Chinese armed forces. The PLAGF can trace its lineage from 1927 as the Chine ...

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's Central Guard Unit (PLA Unit 61889; formerly known as the

Central Guard Regiment The Central Guard Unit (CGU; PLA Unit 61889), formerly known as the Central Guard Regiment (CGR; PLA Unit 8341) is a unit of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) of the People's Republic of ChinaPollpeter and Allen (ed.): p. 28 ...

), an elite security unit, by having bureau deputy directors in leadership positions in the unit.

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