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The Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (JSDCMC) (Chinese: 中央军委联合参谋部) is the command organ and the headquarters for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), superseding the former PLA General Staff Department (GSD).[1] It was established on 11 January 2016, under the military reforms of Central Military Commission (CMC) chairman Xi Jinping.[2]

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Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission
中央军委联合参谋部
Official patch of the Joint Staff Department
Agency overview
Formed11 January 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-11)
Preceding agency
TypeFunctional department of the Central Military Commission
JurisdictionPeople's Liberation Army
Headquarters"August 1st Building", Beijing
Agency executives
Parent departmentCentral Military Commission
Websitechinamil.com.cn
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Headquartered in Beijing, the Joint Staff Department (JSD) is under the absolute leadership of the CMC and likely serves as an institutional link between members of the CMC and post-2016 PLA theater commands. According to the JSD, its main duties include carrying out combat support planning and combat command support, studying and formulating military strategy and requirements, organizing combat capability assessment, arranging and instructing joint training; and combat readiness and routine war preparedness work.[3]

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Organization

Prior to the 2016 transition, the General Staff Department comprised the following bureaus:

  • Combat Operations Command
  • Combat Communications
  • Intelligence
  • Mobilization
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Foreign Relations
  • Management

Within the present Joint Staff Department are the following bureaus:

  • General Office (办公厅)
  • Guard Bureau (警卫局)
  • Political Work Bureau (政治工作局)
  • Operations Bureau (作战局)
  • Strategic Campaign Training Bureau (战略战役训练局)
  • Intelligence Bureau (情报局)
  • Navigation Bureau (导航局)
  • Information and Communications Bureau (信息通信局)
  • Battlefield Environmental Protection Bureau (战场环境保障局)
  • Military Requirements Bureau (军事需求局)

The Intelligence Bureau of the Joint Staff Department, formerly the 2nd Bureau or '2PLA' under the GSD, is the most well-known bureau subordinate to the JSD for its role in espionage.[citation needed]

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List of chiefs

Since 2022, the Chief of Joint Staff Department is General Liu Zhenli. The current deputy chiefs are Lieutenant General Ma Yiming, and Major General Shao Yuanming. Prior to the 2016 rename, department heads were referred to as Chief of the General Staff Department.[citation needed]

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Yu, SuSenior General
Su Yu
粟裕

(1907–1984)
October 1954October 19584 years PLA Ground Force
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Kecheng, HuangSenior General
Huang Kecheng
黄克诚

(1902–1986)
October 1958September 195911 months PLA Ground Force
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Ruiqing, LuoSenior General
Luo Ruiqing
罗瑞卿

(1906–1978)
September 1959December 19656 years, 3 months PLA Ground Force
4
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Chengwu, YangGeneral
Yang Chengwu
杨成武

(1914–2004)
December 1965March 19682 years, 3 months PLA Ground Force
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Yongsheng, HuangGeneral
Huang Yongsheng
黄永胜

(1910–2004)
March 1968September 19713 years, 6 months PLA Ground Force
Vacant
1971–75
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Xiaoping, DengDeng Xiaoping
邓小平

(1904–1997)
January 1975March 19805 years, 2 months PLA Ground Force
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Dezhi, YangGeneral
Yang Dezhi
杨得志

(1911–1994)
March 1980November 19877 years, 8 months PLA Ground Force
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Haotian, ChiGeneral
Chi Haotian
迟浩田

(born 1929)
November 1987November 19925 years PLA Ground Force
9
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Wannian, ZhangGeneral
Zhang Wannian
张万年

(1928–2015)
November 1992September 19952 years, 10 months PLA Ground Force
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Quanyou, FuGeneral
Fu Quanyou
傅全有

(born 1930)
September 1995November 20027 years, 2 months PLA Ground Force
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Guanglie, LiangGeneral
Liang Guanglie
梁光烈

(1940–2024)
November 2002September 20074 years, 10 months PLA Ground Force
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Bingde, ChenGeneral
Chen Bingde
陈炳德

(born 1941)
[4]
September 2007October 20125 years, 1 month PLA Ground Force
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Fenghui, FangGeneral
Fang Fenghui
房峰辉

(born 1951)
October 2012January 20163 years, 3 months PLA Ground Force
General Staff Department is renamed to Joint Staff Department
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Fenghui, FangGeneral
Fang Fenghui
房峰辉

(born 1951)
11 January 201626 August 20171 year, 227 days PLA Ground Force
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Zuocheng, LiGeneral
Li Zuocheng
李作成

(born 1953)
26 August 201716 October 20225 years, 51 days PLA Ground Force
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Zhenli, LiuGeneral
Liu Zhenli
刘振立

(born 1964)
6 March 20231 year, 291 days PLA Ground Force
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