General Political Department (Chinese

Chinese character

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: 总政治部) is the chief political organ under Central Military Commission

Central Military Commission

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 of CPC. It leads all political activities in the 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...

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Its former director-generals include: Liu Shaoqi

Liu Shaoqi

Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...

, Luo Ronghuan

Luo Ronghuan

Luo Ronghuan was a Chinese communist military leader.-Biography:Luo was born in a village in Hengshan County, Hunan Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Youth League in April 1927 and the Chinese Communist Party later that year...

, Tan Zheng, Xiao Hua, Li Desheng

Li Desheng

Li Desheng was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was born in Xin County, Henan, China, an area now known as the "Cradle of Generals" for its surprising number of senior military officers born in the region...

, Zhang Chunqiao

Zhang Chunqiao

Zhang Chunqiao was a prominent Chinese political theorist, writer, and politician...

, Wei Guoqing

Wei Guoqing

Wei Guoqing was a Chinese government official, military officer and political commissar. He served on the Communist Party of China's Politburo and as Director of the People’s Liberation Army’s General Political Department...

, Yang Baibing

Yang Baibing

Yang Baibing is a general in the People's Liberation Army.-Biography:He was born as and joined the Communist Party of China in March 1938....

, Yu Yongbo, Xu Caihou

Xu Caihou

Xu Caihou is one of three vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China along with Guo Boxiong. He succeeded Hu Jintao to the post on September 19, 2004 upon the latter's promotion to the chairmanship...

. Its current head is Li Jinai

Li Jinai

Li Jinai is a general in the People's Liberation Army.-Biography:Li Jinai was born in Tengzhou, Shandong province in July 1942. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1965 and joined the People's Liberation Army in December 1967...

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Structure

Director Li Jinai (since September 2004)

Deputy Directors

Jia Ting’an (January 2008)

Liu Xiaojiang (September 2007)

Liu Yongzhi (December 2004)

Liu Zhenqi (December 2005)

Sun Zhongton (July 2004)

Assistant Directors

Du Jincai (June 2007)

Tong Shiping (December 2005)

General Office

Secretary General Zhang Gongxian (July 2009)

Discipline Inspection Department

Foreign Affairs Bureau General Office

Justice Bureau General Office

Mass Work Bureau General Office

Cadre Department

Culture Department

Directly Subordinated Organs Work Department

Liaison Department

Organization Department

Propaganda Department

Security Department

Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution

Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution

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Liberation Army Daily

PLA Daily

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(JieFangJun RiBao)

PLA Literature and Art Press (Kunlun Press)

PLA Pictorial

PLA Press