Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission explained

Agency Name:	Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission
Nativename A:	中央军委国际军事合作办公室
Seal:	China Emblem PLA.svg
Formed:	2016
Jurisdiction:	People's Liberation Army
Headquarters:	Ministry of National Defense compound ("August 1st Building"), Beijing
Chief1 Name:	Guan Youfei
Chief1 Position:	Director
Parent Department:	Central Military Commission

The Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission is the chief organ under the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China for coordinating the People's Liberation Army's relationships with foreign militaries. It grew out of the PLA's Foreign Affairs Office, founded in 1951.^[1] It was founded on January 11, 2016, under Xi Jinping's military reforms.^[2] Its first director was Rear Admiral Guan Youfei.

Organization

After the 2015 reforms, the Office of International Military Cooperation is organized as below:

Functional Departments

• General Office (综合局)
• African Bureau(亚洲局)^[3]
• Eurasian Bureau (欧亚局)
• Americas and Oceania Bureau (美洲大洋洲局)
• Treaty Affairs Bureau (履约事务局)

Directly Subordinate Units

• Security Cooperation Center (安全合作中心)

External Units

• Military Attaches in PRC's diplomatic missions (各驻外外交代表机构武官处)
• Military Attache in PRC's United Nations delegation (中国常驻联合国代表团军事参谋团)

See also

• Central Military Commission (China)
• Ministry of National Defense (China)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sbragia . Chad . Allen . Kenneth W. . November 18, 2022 . Managing the PLA's Military Diplomacy: Key Institutions and Personnel . November 19, 2022 . Jamestown Foundation.
2. Web site: Xi urges reorganized military organs to focus on winning wars . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160111160013/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/video/2016-01/11/c_134998950.htm . January 11, 2016 . 2016-01-11 . Xinhua.
3. Web site: 卢婷婷 . 首都机场地服公司医疗物资包机高效保障连获多方称赞 . 中国民航网新闻 . 2022-05-01 . 北京 . zh-hans . 2022-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220501025151/http://www.caacnews.com.cn/1/5/202005/W020200508549642273649.jpg . live .