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People's Armed Police
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The People's Armed Police Force[5][lower-alpha 3] is a Chinese paramilitary organization[6]: 121 primarily responsible for internal security, riot control, counter-terrorism, disaster response, law enforcement and maritime rights protection[7] as well as providing support to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) during wartime.[8]: 87
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Common name | 武警部队 (Wǔjǐng Bùduì; 'Armed Police Force') |
Abbreviation | PAP ("People's Armed Police") Wujing (武警; Wǔjǐng; 'Armed Police'), or WJ as on vehicle license plates |
Motto | 为人民服务 (Serve the People) |
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Formed | 19 June 1982; 42 years ago (1982-06-19) |
Employees | 1.5 million |
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National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | China |
Operations jurisdiction | China |
Legal jurisdiction | People's Republic of China |
Governing body | Central Military Commission |
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Overseen by | Central Military Commission |
Headquarters | Haidian District, Beijing |
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Parent agency | Central Military Commission |
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Simplified Chinese | 中国人民武装警察部队 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國人民武裝警察部隊 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 人民武装警察 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 人民武裝警察 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中国武警 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國武警 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 武警[部队] | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 武警[部隊] | ||||||
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Unlike the civilian People's Police,[lower-alpha 4] the PAP[lower-alpha 5] is a specialized paramilitary force reporting directly to the Central Military Commission (CMC). PAP officers and soldiers wear dark olive green uniforms, different from pine green uniforms of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) or the light blue and black uniforms of the People's Police.
The PAP is estimated to have a total strength of 1.5 million. It was established in its current form in 1982, but similar security forces have operated since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. During the Maoist era, the PAP's predecessors were the Chinese People's Public Security Force, initially under the MPS, and later the Public Security Corps which was under the command of the PLA.[9] The PAP has been compared by both Chinese and foreign scholars with the gendarmerie forces found in many countries, most famously the French Gendarmerie,[10] but the main inspiration for the PAP's establishment and operation came from the Internal Troops of the Soviet Union and related paramilitary forces of the Eastern Bloc such as the East German Alert Units, adapted to the specific military-political culture and thinking of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership.[11]