People's Armed Police

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The People's Armed Police is a Chinese paramilitary force responsible for internal security, riot control, counterterrorism, and the protection of key facilities under the centralized authority of the Chinese state.

Observed surface forms (4)


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed police force
paramilitary force
allegiance Chinese Communist Party
China
surface form: People's Republic of China
controlledBy Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
surface form: Central Military Commission
country China
governedBy Chinese Communist Party
hasComponent Border Defense units (before restructuring)
coast guard
surface form: Coast Guard (before 2018 restructuring)

Firefighting units (historically)
Forestry units (historically)
Gold mine units (historically)
Hydropower units (historically)
Internal Security Corps
Mobile Corps
hasHeadquartersLocation Beijing
hasRole border security
counterterrorism
disaster response
emergency rescue
guarding foreign embassies (in some cases)
guarding important government buildings
guarding strategic infrastructure
internal security
maritime law enforcement (historically)
protection of key facilities
riot control
support to public security organs
jurisdiction mainland China
legalBasis People's Armed Police Law of the People's Republic of China
motto Serve the People
nativeName People's Armed Police self-linksurface differs
surface form: 中国人民武装警察部队
oversees counterterrorism units
rapid reaction forces
special police units
partOf People's Liberation Army
surface form: Chinese armed forces
politicallyControlledBy Chinese Communist Party
primaryMission maintaining domestic stability
protecting the socialist system
safeguarding national security
safeguarding public security
shortName PAP
subordinateTo Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
surface form: Central Military Commission

State Council of China
surface form: State Council of the People's Republic of China
symbol PAP emblem
usesDoctrine people's war
stability maintenance

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xihua Gate controlledBy People's Armed Police
this entity surface form: People’s Armed Police
Chinese Communist Party controls People's Armed Police
CCP controls People's Armed Police
subject surface form: Chinese Communist Party
National Day military parades features People's Armed Police
this entity surface form: People’s Armed Police units
this entity surface form: Chinese militia
People's Liberation Army hasBranch People's Armed Police
PLA hasPart People's Armed Police
subject surface form: People's Liberation Army
PLA hasPart People's Armed Police
subject surface form: People's Liberation Army
this entity surface form: Chinese militia
Xinjiang hasSecurityPresence People's Armed Police
People's Armed Police nativeName People's Armed Police self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 中国人民武装警察部队
National Day military parades securityProvidedBy People's Armed Police
this entity surface form: People’s Armed Police