Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission
The Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (JSDCMC) (Chinese: 中央军委联合参谋部) is the command organ and the headquarters for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), superseding the former PLA General Staff Department (GSD). It was established on 11 January 2016, under the military reforms of Central Military Commission (CMC) chairman Xi Jinping.
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| Formed | 11 January 2016 |
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| Type | Functional department of the Central Military Commission |
| Jurisdiction | People's Liberation Army |
| Headquarters | "August 1st Building", Beijing |
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| Parent department | Central Military Commission |
| Website | chinamil.com.cn |
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Headquartered in Beijing, the Joint Staff Department (JSD) is under the absolute leadership of the CMC and likely serves as an institutional link between members of the CMC and post-2016 PLA theater commands. According to the JSD, its main duties include carrying out combat support planning and combat command support, studying and formulating military strategy and requirements, organizing combat capability assessment, arranging and instructing joint training; and combat readiness and routine war preparedness work.