Central Military Commission (China)

Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China
Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
中国共产党中央军事委员会
中华人民共和国中央军事委员会
Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Jūnshì Wěiyuánhuì
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Zhōngyāng Jūnshì Wěiyuánhuì

The CMC is housed in the same building as the Ministry of National Defense, the "August 1st Building"
Agency overview
Formed
  • 28 September 1954 (1954-09-28) (party)
  • 18 June 1983 (1983-06-18) (state)
Preceding agency
TypeNational level agency
JurisdictionChina
HeadquartersAugust 1st Building, Beijing
Agency executives
Parent agency
Child agencies
Websitewww.81.cn
chinamil.com.cn (in English)
Central Military Commission
Simplified Chinese中央军事委员会
Traditional Chinese中央軍事委員會
Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China
Simplified Chinese中国共产党中央军事委员会
Traditional Chinese中國共產黨中央軍事委員會
Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
Simplified Chinese中华人民共和国中央军事委员会
Traditional Chinese中華人民共和國中央軍事委員會

The Central Military Commission (CMC) is the highest national defense organization in the People's Republic of China, which heads the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the People's Armed Police (PAP), and the Militia of China.

It operates within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under the name "Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China", and as the military branch of the state under the name "Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China". Under the arrangement of "one institution with two names", both commissions have identical personnel, organization and function, and operate under both the party and state systems.[1][2][note 1] The commission's parallel hierarchy allows the CCP to supervise the political and military activities of the PLA,[4] including issuing directives on senior appointments, troop deployments and arms spending.[5]

The CMC is chaired by Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and paramount leader. Almost all the members are senior generals, but the most important posts have always been held by the party's most senior leaders (who are civilians under the principle that the Party commands the Gun) to ensure the loyalty of the armed forces.[5] The CMC is housed in the Ministry of National Defense compound ("August 1st or 'Eight-One' Building") in western Beijing.

  1. ^ Wang, Yongsheng; Li, Yüping (2007). "Lijie Zhonggong Zhongyang Junshi Weiyuanhui de zucheng ji lishi beijing" 历届中共中央军事委员会的组成及历史背景 [The make-up and historical background of past iterations of the Central Military Commission]. Military History (in Chinese (China)) (6): 11–14.
  2. ^ "Rumours swirl after China's defence minister, Li Shangfu, is sacked". The Economist. October 26, 2023. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-10-29. ...the state's Central Military Commission, a notional body that replicates another one with real power controlled by the party.
  3. ^ "Sicherheitskommission beim Politbüro des ZK der SED". Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  4. ^ Saunders, Phillip C.; Scobell, Andrew, eds. (2020-12-31), "3. The Riddle in the Middle: China's Central Military Commission in the Twenty-first Century", PLA Influence on China's National Security Policymaking, Stanford University Press, pp. 84–119, doi:10.1515/9780804796286-005, ISBN 978-0-8047-9628-6, S2CID 242615158
  5. ^ a b "How China is Ruled: Military Affairs Commission". BBC News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2010.


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