Joint Staff Department (China)

Prior to the 2016 transition, the General Staff Department comprised the following bureaus: • Combat Operations Command • Combat Communications • Intelligence • Mobilization • Electronic Warfare • Foreign Relations • Management Within the present Joint Staff Department are the following bureaus: • General Office (办公厅) • Guard Bureau (警卫局) • Political Work Bureau (政治工作局) • Operations Bureau (作战局) • Strategic Campaign Training Bureau (战略战役训练局) • Intelligence Bureau (情报局) • Navigation Bureau (导航局) • Information and Communications Bureau (信息通信局) • Battlefield Environmental Protection Bureau (战场环境保障局) • Military Requirements Bureau (军事需求局) The Intelligence Bureau of the Joint Staff Department, formerly the 2nd Bureau or '2PLA' under the GSD, is the most well-known bureau subordinate to the JSD for its role in espionage. == List of chiefs ==

From 2022 to January 2026, the Chief of Joint Staff Department was General Liu Zhenli. The current deputy chiefs are Lieutenant General Xu Qiling, Major General Shao Yuanming and Lieutenant General Cao Qingfeng. Prior to the 2016 rename, department heads were referred to in English as Chief of the General Staff or Chief of the General Staff Department. == References ==