Structure
The strength of the unit is more than eight thousand, organized into 7 groups totaling 36 squadrons, each has its own mission: 1st Group is responsible for Zhongnanhai and surrounding areas, the 2nd Group was formerly responsible for Maojiawan (毛家湾), Lin Biao's former residence, but now is responsible for the base camp, containing several barracks of the unit in central and in northwest Beijing near the Western Hills. The 4th Group is responsible for Jade Spring Mountain (玉泉山) and surrounding areas, and the 5th Group is responsible for Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and surrounding areas. The 7th Group is responsible for VIP residence in Beidaihe District, and the rest two group are mobile reserves. The 1st Squadron of the 1st Group is tasked to protect the Chinese president, while the 3rd Squadron of the 1st Group is tasked to protect the Chinese premier. After Lin Biao's death, a 8th Group was formed, and armed with anti-aircraft artillery, tasked for air defense, but it was soon disbanded.
The area of responsibility was divided into outer and inner security zones, with inner zone has higher security measures. The inner zone is further divided into three categories and the higher the category, the more strict the security measures. Security details assigned to higher level zones can enter lower level zones, but not vice versa. In addition to sentries and patrols, plain cloth agents were also deployed for security missions. Because the unit was deployment in the high profile areas in the capital, those who are doing security details are issued better uniforms to provide a better image for China, but as soon as the security detail has been completed, soldiers must immediately return the better uniform upon their return and change to regular uniforms other ordinary PLA soldiers wear.
In addition to the 7 groups, there are another two permanent unit of the Central Security Bureau. The first is a small factory of less than a hundred workers, while the other is a farm located in Jade Spring Mountain. Both were established to provide supplies to the need of the Chinese leadership for security reasons, because ordinary factories were not allowed to manufacture the goods the Chinese leadership needed for its daily life, though this practice has been significantly reduced after Chinese economic reform begun. Though the factory is small, it has adopted most advanced technologies available to China and the factory maintained over four dozen highly digitized and computerized machine tools that is capable of producing a wide range of products, including parts for the Chinese nuclear weapon programs several decade back when the program first begun, though majority of the good produced was consumer goods. The product from this small factory was once exported, but this practice has been abandoned.
The farm at Jade Spring Mountain was originally a ranch for the military horses, because the unit originally had a cavalry squadron, and many top Chinese leaders regular visited the ranch for horse riding and target practice. After the cavalry squadron was disbanded, the ranch was converted to a farm, producing all the food the top Chinese leaders needed, and a portion of the unit's own need. The farm has been practicing organic farming since its establishment, and had never used any pesticide or chemical fertilizers. As a result, the yield was not as high as other farms in China where pesticide and chemical fertilizer are used. Majority of the agricultural output of the farm is rice.
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