The Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission (Chinese: 中央军委国际军事合作办公室) 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.[1][2] Its first director was Rear Admiral Guan Youfei.[1]
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)