中央国家安全委员会 Zhōngyāng Guójiā'ānquán Wěiyuánhuì | |
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Formed | November 2013 |
Jurisdiction | Chinese Communist Party |
Headquarters | Beijing |
Ministers responsible |
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Parent agency | Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
Child agencies |
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The National Security Commission (CNSC; 中央国家安全委员会) is a commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) responsible for national security work and coordination.
The proposals to establish a commission related to national security originated under CCP General Secretary Jiang Zemin in 1997, though it was never implemented due to the fear of concentrating too much power in one person. After the United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in 1999, the Central National Security Leadership Small Group (NSLSG) was established in 2000. The commission was established at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 18th CCP Central Committee in November 2013, in what was considered a major regrouping of Party structure. Analysts regarded the establishment of the CNSC one of the most "concrete" and "eye-catching" outcomes of the Plenary Session, the culmination of a more than decade-long internal debate on whether China should have a national security council.
The commission has operated very secretively, being described by The New York Times as "one of the most secretive bodies of a secretive state". Its size, staffing and powers not being publicized. It additionally contains local committees in provinces, cities and counties, which focus on domestic threats such as dissent and protests. Since its establishment, the CNSC has been chaired by CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping.