CHINA POLICE SYSTEM

 Ministry of National Defense- Is the top of the hierarchy with judicial and public security
agencies such as ministry of public safety and the ministry of state security.
 Ministry of Public Security- Is the principal police authority of the mainland of the People’s
Republic of China which oversee the day to day law enforcement.
 Ministry of State Security- the Chinese government’s largest and most active foreign
intelligence agency though it is also involved in domestic security matters.

History:

 In April 1983 Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) was set up and was made up of PLA
forces on domestic defense duty and the armed, frontier defense and fire-fighting police, which
carry out a military service system. PAPF was charged with the fundamental task of safeguarding
national security, maintaining social stability and ensuring that the people live and work in
peace and contentment, deals with domestic disturbances, acts as riot police, and guards
governments compound and foreign embassies.

o PLA force (Chinese Peoples Liberation Army) is the armed forces of the people’s
republic of China and of its founding and ruling political party, the communist
party of China. It is the world’s largest military force and constitutes the second
largest defense budget in the world.

 Under control of Ministry of Public Security

 Has 1.5 million people in 45 different divisions including police communications, guards for the
governments building, internal security police, and border defense.

Kind of Police:

1.) People’s Armed Police- charged with the fundamental task of safeguarding national
security, maintaining social stability and ensuring that the people live and work in peace and
contentment, deals with domestic disturbances, acts as riot police, and guards governments
compound and foreign embassies.

2.) State Security Police- safeguards state security, prevent foreign espionage, sabotage and
conspiracies. Under the Ministry of State Security\

3.) Prison Police- a part of correctional arm of the overall police system stationed in prisons and
correction units. This is under the leadership of Ministry of Justice.

4.) Judicial Police- responsible for maintaining the security and order in courts and serving
instruments and some also executing death sentences.

5.) Quasi Parapolice (Cheng Guan)- operate in many places and hired by officials to help carry
out some unpopular actions such as collecting taxes and fines and ousting peasants from
seized land.