Dragon’s Teeth and Dragon’s Brain continues....

Without going into further details, the duties and functions of the CMC are worth noting:

Establishes unified command over the PRC’s armed forces;

Decides military strategy and the warfighting principles for the

armed forces;

Leads and manages PLA building, formulates regulations, plans and

organizes deployments;

Implements resolutions of the National People’s Congress and its Standing Committees;

Formulates military regulations according to the Constitution and law, and disseminates decisions and orders;

Determines PLA structure and personnel, oversees the General Departments and Theatre Commands, and other organs under the Theatre Commands;

Appoints and removes, cultivates, investigates, rewards and punishes

armed forces personnel according to military law and regulations;

Oversees and approves the armed forces’ weapons equipment system

and weapons development orders and development plan, and

coordinates with the State Council heads and manages national

defence science and technology research and production; and

Jointly organizes and manages with the State Council the military

budget and national defence investment.

To be continued.....