Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission
The Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission is the command organ and the headquarters for the People's Liberation Army of China, superseding the former PLA General Staff Department. It was founded on January 11, 2016 by Xi Jinping.
The JSDCMC is under the absolute leadership of the Central Military Commission. Its headquarters is located in Beijing. The JSDCMC continues as duties:
- the PLA Operations Command,
- Recruitments,
- Mobilizations,
- Formation,
- Trainings and
- Administration.
Since August 2017 the Chief of JSDCMC is General Li Zuocheng. The current deputy chiefs are Lt General Ma Yiming, and Mj. General Shao Yuanming.For the former office, see People's Liberation Army General Staff Department.
