The Staff Department of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (中国人民解放军陆军参谋部) is a major functional office of the PLAGF in charge of the main staff work of the Service. It is a Theater Deputy-grade unit, and it is based in Beijing.
History The PLAGF General Staff Department was set up in December 2015 as part of the 2015 military reforms, in a bid to improve the staff direction and guidance.for unit construction. Its first chief of staff was Liu Zhenli (刘振立).
Organization
Operations Bureau (作战局) Training Bureau (训练局) Army Branches Bureau (兵种局) Army Aviation Bureau (航空兵局) Units Management Bureau (部队管理局) Planning and Organization Bureau (规划和编制局) Directly Subordinate Units Work Bureau (直属工作局) Cryptography Office (机要密码室)
Leadership
Chiefs of Staff Maj Gen Liu Zhenli (刘振立)（2016—2021） Maj Gen Huang Ming (黄铭)（2021—2023 Jan） Maj Gen Li Zhonglin (李中林)（2023 Feb—）
Deputy Chiefs of Staff Sr Col Zhang Mingcai (张明才)（2016—） Sr Col Yuan Jichang (袁继昌)（2016年—） Sr Col Zhu Qingsheng (祝庆生)（2016—）
Chief Assistants to CS
Sr Col Han Qiang (韩强)（2016—2018） Sr Col Lu Zhuangang (鲁传刚)（2016—2020）
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