Central Military Commission (China)
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.
| 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 | |
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The CMC is housed in the same building as the Ministry of National Defense, the "August 1st Building" | |
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| Type | National level agency |
| Jurisdiction | China |
| Headquarters | August 1st Building, Beijing |
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| Website | www.81.cn chinamil.com.cn (in English) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 中央軍事委員會 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. The commission's parallel hierarchy allows the CCP to supervise the political and military activities of the PLA, including issuing directives on senior appointments, troop deployments and arms spending.
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. The CMC is housed in the Ministry of National Defense compound ("August 1st or 'Eight-One' Building") in western Beijing.