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Political control office of the Chinese military
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 .
The department leads all political and cultural activities in the
People's Liberation Army .
[1] Its current director is Admiral
Miao Hua ; its deputy directors are
Hou Hehua and
Yu Guang .
[2]
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 .
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[4]
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[6]
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 .
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[8] 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.
Attached agencies and units
See also
References
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