The National Defense Mobilization Commission (NDMC) is an organization simultaneously under the State Council of the People's Republic of China and the Central Military Commission responsible for coordinating decisions concerning military affairs, strategic plans and defense mobilization. It is responsible for bringing together civic resources in the event of a war, and coordinating these efforts with military operations. The commission is usually chaired by the Premier of the State Council. It was established by the "National Defense Mobilization Law" in November 1994.[1][2]
The National Commission for National Defense Mobilization is principally a coordination and policy-making body tasked with linking the military side with the civilian side of defense issues. It is supposed to "develop the military strategic policy of active defense, organize and implement national defense mobilization; coordinate the relationship between the economy and the military, the army and the government, and manpower and material resources with the work of national defense mobilization, so as to enhance the strength of national defense and improve the capabilities of peaceful war preparation."[1]
The main responsibilities of the National Defense Mobilization Committee as defined by law are:
To implement the guidelines, policies and instructions of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission concerning the work of national defense mobilization.
To draft laws, regulations, and measures for national defense mobilization work.
To organize the preparation of national defense mobilization plans.
To inspect and supervise the implementation of national defense mobilization laws and regulations and the execution of national defense mobilization plans.
To coordinate major national defense mobilization work in the military, economic, and social fields.
To organize and lead the national mobilization of the people's armed forces, national economic mobilization, people's air defense, transportation readiness, and national defense education.
To exercise all other powers and functions conferred by the Central Committee of the Party, the State Council and the Central Military Commission.[1]
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