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People's Police of China 中国人民警察 Zhōngguó Rénmín Jǐngchá | |
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Common name | People's Police (人民警察) |
Abbreviation | 民警; Mínjǐng; 'People's Police' |
Motto | "对党忠诚, 服务人民, 执法公正, 纪律严明" ("Be loyal to the party, serve the people, be impartial in law enforcement, and strict in discipline") |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 19 October 1949 |
Employees | 1.8–1.9 million |
Annual budget | $110 billion (est. 2019) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | People's Republic of China |
Operations jurisdiction | People's Republic of China |
Legal jurisdiction | People's Republic of China |
Primary governing body | Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
Secondary governing body | Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission |
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General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Overseen by | National Supervisory Commission |
Headquarters | Beijing |
Official responsible |
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Agency executives |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security Ministry of Justice Supreme People's Court Supreme People's Procuratorate |
Facilities | |
Stations | 5,000 (est.) |
Notables | |
Anniversary |
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Website | |
MPS: www MSS: www |
China portal |
The People's Police (Chinese: 人民警察; pinyin: Rénmín Jǐngchá) is the national civilian police force of the People's Republic of China.[1]: 120 Police in China have a variety of roles in addition to enforcing the law, they are also responsible for the maintenance of social stability (维护社会稳定; Wéihù Shèhùi Wěndìng), and in this sense policing in China performs not just a law enforcement function but a political function as well. The majority of national police forces are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS).
Over the years, the power of the police has gradually been expanded to border control, under the auspices of the China Immigration Inspection (CII), household registration, issuance of the National ID card (see: Resident Identity Card) and cybersecurity (under the 11th Bureau of the MPS), network security and website registration.[2]