The Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission () is a first-level functional department of Theater Deputy grade under the

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of the

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. The department organizes and leads the logistics unit construction and development, as well as administering and overseeing the barracks, housing, supplies, and hospitals of the

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. Its first director was Gen. Zhao Keshi. The current director is Lt. Gen. Zhang Lin.

History

The predecessor of the Logistic Support Department was the General Logistics Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. In the 2015 military reforms, the GLD was abolished and reorganized "Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission." The CMC LSD took over the logistic administrative activities of the GSD and more, including functions such as military logistics support planning, policy research, formulation of standards and classification systems, inspection and supervision of logistics system, and coordination with the Joint Logistics Support Force operational functions. It is tasked with adjusting and optimizing the allocation of support forces, and creating logistic command systems that are compatible with the joint operational command structures, integrate the centralized and decentralized logistic support units, and support both the general and specialized supply line structures. It also undertakes

military-civil fusion Military-civil fusion (, MCF) or civil-military fusion is a strategy and policy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with the stated goal of developing its People's Liberation Army (PLA) into a world-class military. Military-civil fusion is a p ...

activities with private logistics companies such as

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. On 24 November 2017, the Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission summarized and discussed the Support Base in Djibouti project construction experience. During this period, the Ministry and the

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signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly promote military-civilian integration in the construction of military facilities.

Organization

After the 2015 reforms, the LSD organizations include:

Functional Offices

* General Office (办公厅) * Political Work Office (政治工作局) * Joint Plans Bureau (综合计划局) * Financial Bureau (财务局) * Health Bureau (卫生局) * Materiel and Energy Bureau (军需能源局) *

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(运输投送局) * Military Installation Construction Bureau (军事设施建设局) * Directly Subordinate Supply Support Bureau (直属供应保障局) * Procurement Management Bureau (采购管理局)

Directly subordinate units

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(集中收付管理中心) * Jindun Publishing House (金盾出版社)

Leadership

CMC Logistic Support Department Director

# PLAGF Gen Zhao Keshi (赵克石)（2015-11—2017-8, CMC Member grade) # PLAGF Gen Song Puxian (宋普选)（2017-8—2019-4, Corps grade) # PLAGF Gen

Gao Jin Gao Jin (; born April 1959) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Since April 2019, he has served as Director of the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission. Prior to that, he served as the inaugural co ...

(高津)（2019-4—2022-1, Corps grade） # PLAGF Lt Gen Zhang Lin (张林) (2022-1—present)

CMC Logistic Support Department Political Commissar

# PLAGF Lt Gen

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(张升民) （2016-7—2017-1） # PLAGF Lt Gen Zhang Shuguo (张书国)（2017-1—2018-8） # PLAAF Gen Guo Pujiao (郭普校) （2019-12—2022-1）

CMC Logistic Support Department Deputy Directors

* PLAGF Lt Gen Li Shuzhang (李书章) (2015—2017） * PLAGF Lt Gen

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(孙黄田)（2015—2017） * PLAGF Lt Gen Liu Shenjie (刘生杰)（2015—2017） * PLAGF Maj Gen Qian Yiping (钱毅平)（2016—2020） * PLAGF Maj Gen Li Qingjie (李清杰)（2017—2021) * PLAN Rear Adm Wang Dazhong (王大忠)（2018-5—2021-12） * PLAGF Maj Gen

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(何松)（2021—present） * PLAAF Maj Gen Chen Chi (陈炽)（2022—present）

References

External links

(CMC Procurement Web -- 军队采购网)
{{People's Liberation Army Central Military Commission (China) Military logistics units and formations of China People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department Government agencies established in 2016 2016 establishments in China Theater Command deputy grade units of the Armed Forces of China