Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission

The Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission (Chinese: 中央军委政治工作部) 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. Its predecessor was the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army.

Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission

中央军委政治工作部
Agency overview
Preceding agency	People's Liberation Army General Political Department
Type	Functional department of the Central Military Commission
Jurisdiction	People's Liberation Army
Headquarters	Ministry of National Defense compound ("August 1st Building"), Beijing
Parent department	Central Military Commission
Child agency	China Association for International Friendly Contact
Website	chinamil.com.cn

The department leads all political and cultural activities in the People's Liberation Army. Its deputy directors are and Yu Guang.

The Political Work Department's Liaison Department controls a United Front 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

• (办公厅)
• (组织局)
• (干部局)
• (兵员和文职人员局)
• (文职人员局)
• (宣传局)
• (网络舆论局)
• (直属工作局)
• (群众工作局)
• (联络局)
• (老干部局)

Directly subordinate units

• (中国人民解放军新闻传播中心)
  • People's Liberation Army Daily (《解放军报》)
• (中国人民解放军文化艺术中心)
  • August First Film Studio
• Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution (中国人民革命军事博物馆)
• Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China (中国人民解放军军乐队)

See also

• China portal
• Politics portal

• Chinese information operations and information warfare
• Central Leading Group for Military Reform
• General Political Warfare Bureau – analogous institution of the Republic of China

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