Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission

The Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission[1] (Chinese: 中央军事委员会政治工作部) is the chief political organ under the Central Military Commission. It was founded on January 11, 2016, during Xi Jinping's military reforms.[2] The agency's predecessor is the People's Liberation Army General Political Department.

The Department leads all political activities in the People's Liberation Army. Its current director is Zhang Yang; its deputy directors are Jia Ting'an, Du Hengyan, and Wu Changde.

References

  1. "国防部新闻事务局官微发布中央军委机关英文译名". People's Daily Online (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  2. "Xi urges reorganized military organs to focus on winning wars". Xinhua. Retrieved 2016-01-11.


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