People's Liberation Army National Defence University

Not to be confused with National University of Defense Technology.

The People's Liberation Army National Defence University (Chinese: 中国人民解放军国防大学) is a Beijing-based national military university administered by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and funded by the Central Military Commission. The university is the highest military academy in China and the "only comprehensive joint command university" in the PLA.^[1]

The People's Liberation Army
National Defence University

中国人民解放军国防大学
Former name	Counter-Japanese Military and Political University
Motto	Togetherness, Alertness, Seriousness, Liveliness (团结 紧张 严肃 活泼)
Type	Military
Established	1985
President	Xu Xueqiang
Location	Beijing , China
Affiliations	People's Liberation Army
Website	www.cdsndu.org
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	中国人民解放军国防大学
Traditional Chinese	中國人民解放軍國防大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Guófáng Dàxué

Main Gate of PLA National Defence University

Teaching Building of PLA National Defence University

The Women's Military Band of the PLA National Defense University during the arrival of General Martin E. Dempsey at the NDU, April 2013.

The current president of the university is PLA general Xu Xueqiang.^[2][3]

The university was formed in 1985 with the merger of parts of the PLA Military Academy, the PLA Political Academy, and the PLA Logistics Academy.^[4] It was preceded by the Counter-Japanese Military and Political University.^[5][6]

In 2015, the People's Liberation Army National Defence University formed a think tank called the China National Security Studies Centre.^[7]

The university has also hosted visitors from Singapore^[8] and Australia^[9] as well as partnered with foreign firms such as Synopsys for technology transfer arrangements.^[10]

See also

• List of government-run higher-level national military academies
• PLA Nanjing Political College

References

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2. 习近平今再晋升5名上将. Radio France Internationale (in Chinese). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
3. Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (6 September 2021). 时隔两个月再晋上将 战区军兵种军校齐换帅. Caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
4. Gill, Bates; Mulvenon, James (2002). "Chinese Military-Related Think Tanks and Research Institutions". The China Quarterly. 171 (171): 617–624. doi:10.1017/S0009443902000384. ISSN 0305-7410. JSTOR 4618772. S2CID 154828240.
5. 抗日军政大学. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2015-08-25. from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
6. Gao Huilin and Cheng Gang (2015-09-03). . sxdaily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
7. Chen, Andrea (2015-07-09). "China's military sets up first national security think tank". South China Morning Post. from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
8. "People's Liberation Army (PLA) National Defense University Delegation visit SAFTI MI (24 OCT 2011)". Government of Singapore. 24 Oct 2011. from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
9. Kevin Rudd (28 March 2013). "Towards a new type of great power relationship between China and the United States". Kevin Rudd. from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
10. Fedasiuk, Ryan; Weinstein, Emily (December 2020). "Universities and the Chinese Defense Technology Workforce". Center for Security and Emerging Technology. doi:10.51593/20200043. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

• Official website