PLA Beijing Garrison explained

Unit Name:Beijing Garrison
Native Name:中国人民解放军北京卫戍区
Allegiance: Chinese Communist Party
Type:Theater Command
Role:Command and control
Command Structure: People's Liberation Army
Garrison:Haidian, Beijing
Garrison Label:Headquarters
Commander1:Major General Fu Wenhua[1]
Commander1 Label:Commander
Commander2:Major General Zhang Fandi
Commander2 Label:Political Commissar
Commander3:Senior Colonel
Commander3 Label:Chief of Staff

People's Liberation Army Beijing Garrison District is a military district of corps grade (正军级) under the direct jurisdiction of the PLA Army HQ and the Central Military Commission.[2] The Garrison is responsible for the defense of the city of Beijing, the protection of all the state institutions in the capital, military mobilization in case of war, and civilian-military relations. [3]

History

The Beijing Garrison District was created from the old Beijing Military Region in August of 2016, as part of the 2015 reforms.[4] Due to the importance of the capital, and the sensitivity of its military affairs, the garrison was given its own military district, distinct to the Central Theater Command, and was placed directly under the control of the Central Military Commission.

Another peculiarity, only shared with the Xinjiang Military District, is that Beijing units preserved their traditional division/regiment structure rather than become brigades as elsewhere in the PLA.[5]

Subordinate Units[6]

As of 2022, the Beijing Garrison District controlled the following units:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 区四套班子领导走访慰问北京卫戍区官兵. 2024-05-05. 2024-02-05. Fengtai District's Government of Beijing Municipality.
  2. Book: Guo, Xuezhi . China's Security State: Philosophy, Evolution, and Politics . 2012-08-29 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-139-15089-7 . 1 . 10.1017/cbo9781139150897.008.
  3. Web site: 「御林軍」京城演練懾貪 . 2017-09-13 . 2015-02-12 . . zh-HK . 2020-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201116160600/https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20150212/00176_003.html.
  4. Web site: 北京卫戍区已由原北京军区转隶陆军 . 2016-08-18 . 2016-08-16 . . 2020-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201104172523/http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1514876 .
  5. Web site: The Biggest Loser in Chinese Military Reforms: The PLA Army . 2024-05-05 . National Defense University Press . en-US.
  6. Web site: 百度安全验证 . 2024-05-05 . wappass.baidu.com.
  7. Web site: 2023-05-29 . US, Australian attaches tour Beijing garrison despite freeze on top-level talks . 2024-05-05 . South China Morning Post . en.
  8. Web site: 「御林軍」京城演練懾貪 - 東方日報 . 2024-05-08 . orientaldaily.on.cc.