The Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission () is the chief political organ under the
Central Military Commission (CMC). It was created in January 2016 following the
military reforms under CMC chairman
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping, pronounced (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman of the Central Military Commission ...
. Its predecessor was the
General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army.
The department leads all political and cultural activities in the
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...
. Its deputy directors are
Hou Hehua and
Yu Guang.
The Political Work Department's Liaison Department controls a
United Front
A united front is an alliance of groups against their common enemies, figuratively evoking unification of previously separate geographic fronts or unification of previously separate armies into a front. The name often refers to a political and/ ...
organization called the
China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC) that is active in
overseas intelligence gathering and
influence operations.
History
In November 2015 the
General Political Department of the PLA was abolished and was replaced with the CMC Political Work Department as part of Chairman Xi Jinping's
military reforms. Its role is to integrate the CCP and its ideology and propaganda into the People's Liberation Army. In January 2016, the Political Work Department became official.
Organization
After the 2015 reforms and the winding down of cultural units in 2018, the PWD structure was as follows:
Internal offices
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General Office (办公厅)
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Organization Bureau (组织局)
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Cadres Bureau (干部局)
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Enlisted and Civilian Personnel Bureau (兵员和文职人员局)
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Civilian Personnel Bureau (文职人员局)
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Propaganda Bureau (宣传局)
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Internet and Public Opinion Bureau (网络舆论局)
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Directly Subordinate Units Work Bureau (直属工作局)
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Mass Work Bureau (群众工作局)
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Liaison Bureau (联络局)
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Retired Cadres Bureau (老干部局)
Directly subordinate units
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PLA News Media Center (中国人民解放军新闻传播中心)
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People's Liberation Army Daily'' (《解放军报》)
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PLA Culture and Arts Center (中国人民解放军文化艺术中心)
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August First Film Studio
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Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution is the national military museum of China, located in Haidian, Beijing. The collection mainly focuses on military equipments and cultural relics reflecting the military history of the Peopl ...
(中国人民革命军事博物馆)
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Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China (中国人民解放军军乐队)
See also
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Chinese information operations and information warfare
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Central Leading Group for Military Reform
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General Political Warfare Bureauanalogous institution of the
Republic of China
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References
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