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 (PLA) of China. It was founded on January 11, 2016 under Xi Jinping's military reforms. It is under the absolute leadership of the Central Military Commission. The Department continues PLA Operations Command, Recruitments, Mobilizations, Formation, Trainings and Administration duties. Its Headquarters is located in Beijing and the current chief of Joint staff is General Li Zuocheng.

The current deputy chiefs are Admiral Sun Jianguo, Generals Qi Jianguo, Wang Jianping, Xu Fenlin, Wang Guanzhong, and Air Force General Yi Xiaoguang.