General Armaments Department (Chinese

Chinese character

Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages...

: 总装备部) was founded in April 1998. It is a chief organ under Central Military Commission of CPC, responsible for People's Liberation Army

People's Liberation Army

The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...

's armaments.

Structure

Director Chang Wanquan (since October 2007)

Deputy Directors

Han Yanlin (January 2008)

Li Andong (December 2000)

Niu Hongguang (July 2009)

Zhu Fazhong (January 2002)

Political Commissar

Chi Wanchun (November 2002)

Deputy Political Commissar

Huang Zuoxing (September 2006)

Political Department Director

Yin Fanglong (October 2004)

Chief of Staff

General Office

Discipline Inspection Department

Directly Subordinated Organs Work Department

Liaison Department

Organization Department

Propaganda Department

Security Department

Human spaceflight

The human spaceflight

Human spaceflight

Human spaceflight is spaceflight with humans on the spacecraft. When a spacecraft is manned, it can be piloted directly, as opposed to machine or robotic space probes and remotely-controlled satellites....

 effort of the PRC is conducted by the China Manned Space Engineering Office

China Manned Space Engineering Office

The China Manned Space Engineering Office provides engineering and administrative functions for the human spaceflight effort of the People's Republic of China. CMSEO is a special department within the General Armaments Department of the People’s Liberation Army...

, which is a special department within the General Armaments Department.