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The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The PLAN force consists of about 250,000 men and over a hundred major combat vessels, organized into three fleets: the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet, and the South Sea Fleet. Below is the organizational structure of the PLAN.

PLAN headquarters

PLAN headquarters is subordinate to the PLA General Staff Department and the Chairman of the Central Military Committee .

Information current as of March 2007

• Commander-in-Chief of the Navy: Admiral Wu Shengli

• Political Commissar of the Navy: Admiral Miao Hua

Deputy Commanders:

• Ding Yiping
• Jin Mao
• Shen Binyi
• Wang Yucheng
• Zhang Yongyi
• Zhang Zhannan
• Zhao Xingfa
• Gu Wengen

Deputy Political Commissars:

• Kang Chengyuan
• Fan Yinhua
• Wu Huayang

Chief of Naval Staff: Ding Yiping

Director of Political Department: Xu Jianzhong

Fleet Commanders

• North Sea Fleet: Rear Admiral Tian Zhong; Political Commissar Li Guang
• East Sea Fleet: Vice Admiral Xu Hongmen; Political Commissar Xu Jianzhong
• South Sea Fleet: Vice Admiral Gu Wengen; Political Commissar Huang Jiaxiang

Fleets

The People's Liberation Army Navy is divided into three fleets.

China PLA Navy Sea Fleets (2007)

Fleet	Status	Parent Command	Patrol Region	Headquarters	Flagship
North Sea Fleet (NSF; Chinese: 北海舰队)	Active	Northern Theater Command (Chinese: 北部战区)	Bohai Bay, Yellow Sea	Qingdao, Shandong Province	DDG 112 Harbin (Chinese: 哈尔滨), Type 052 Luhu-class Destroyer
East Sea Fleet (ESF; Chinese: 东海舰队)	Active	Eastern Theater Command (Chinese: 东部战区)	East China Sea	Ningbo, Zhejiang Province	DDG 150 Changchun (Chinese: 长春), Type 052C Luyang II-class Destroyer
South Sea Fleet (SSF; Chinese: 南海舰队)	Active	Southern Theater Command (Chinese: 南部战区)	South China Sea	Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province	AOR/AK Nanchang

Bases

North Sea Fleet Major bases: Qingdao (HQ), Huludao, Jianggezhuang, Guzhen Bay, Lushun, Xiaopingdao.Yuchi Minor bases: Weihai Wei, Qingshan, Luda, Lianyungang, Ling Shan, Ta Ku Shan, Changshandao, Liuzhuang, Dayuanjiadun, Dalian

East Sea Fleet Major bases: Ningbo (HQ), Zhoushan, Shanghai, Daxie, Fujian. Minor bases: Zhenjiangguan, Wusong, Xinxiang, Wenzhou, Wenzhou SE, Sanduao, Xiamen, Xingxiang, Quandou, Wuhan, Dinghai, Jiaotou

South Sea Fleet Major bases: Zhanjiang (HQ), Yulin, Huangfu, Hong Kong, Guangzhou (Canton) . Minor bases: Haikou, Shantou, Humen, Kuanchuang, Tsun, Kuan Chung, Mawei, Beihai, Pingtan, San Chou Shih, Tang-Chiah Huan, Longmen, Bailong, Dongcun, Baimajing, Xiachuandao,

Branches

The PLAN is organised into five branches:

1. People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force
2. People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force
3. People's Liberation Army Navy Coastal Defense Force
4. People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
5. People's Liberation Army Marine Corps

References

1. People's Liberation Navy - Organizational Structure

External links

• Sinodefence.com
• Global Security PLAN Overview
• GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies China Data Supplement
• Office of Naval Intelligence China's Navy 2007
• CRS Report for Congress: China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress

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