| 中华人民共和国国防部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guófángbù | |
.svg) | |
 | |
 August 1st Building | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 28 September 1954; 71 years ago (1954-09-28) |
| Type | Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of China |
| Headquarters | August 1st Building,Fuxing Road,Beijing |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent agency | Central Military Commission |
| Website | eng (in English) |
| Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国国防部 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國國防部 | ||||||
| |||||||
| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国防部 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國防部 | ||||||
| |||||||
| People's Liberation Army |
|---|
 |
| Executive departments |
| Staff |
| Services |
| Arms |
| Domestic troops |
| Special operations forces |
| Military districts |
| History of the Chinese military |
| Military ranks of China |
TheMinistry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China is the second-rankedconstituent department under theState Council. It is headed by the Minister of National Defense.
Unlike in other countries, the Ministry of National Defense does not have operational command over the Chinese military including thePeople's Liberation Army (PLA), which is instead commanded by theCentral Military Commission (CMC). The work of the Ministry and the Minister are primarily diplomatic in nature, generally functioning as a liaison representing the CMC and PLA when dealing with foreign militaries.
The MND was set up according to a decision adopted by the 1st Session of the1st National People's Congress in 1954. In contrast to practice in other nations, the MND does not exercise command authority over the army including thePeople's Liberation Army (PLA), which is instead subordinate to theCentral Military Commission (CMC). The MND serves as a liaison representing the CMC and PLA when dealing with foreign militaries in military exchange and cooperation. It has the primary responsibility for China's defense attachés and is the institutional point of contact for foreign defense attachés assigned to China.[1]: 220 It is additionally responsible for publishing news about military affairs.[2]
The Ministry is headed by aMinister of National Defense; unlike in other countries, the minister does not have command authority over the army, generally exercising diplomatic functions.[3] However, until December 2023, the office has always been held by a member of the CMC.[4] With the removal of Li Shangfu in December, 2023, the MND has not had a seat on the CMC. While this may change, Dong Jun was not added to the CMC during the Third Plenum meeting in July 2024.
.png)
_cap_insignia.svg)
