People's Liberation Army General Political Department (Chinese: 中国人民解放军总政治部) is the chief political organ under the Central Military Commission of Communist Party of China. It leads all political activities in the People's Liberation Army.
Its former director-generals include Liu Shaoqi, Luo Ronghuan, Tan Zheng, Xiao Hua, Li Desheng, Zhang Chunqiao, Wei Guoqing, Yang Baibing, Yu Yongbo, Xu Caihou. Its current head is Li Jinai.
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