National Defense Mobilization Commission

Since 2023, Premier Li Qiang has served as chairman of the commission, with State Council Secretary-General Wu Zhenglong as vice chairman, and Lieutenant General Liu Faqing as secretary-general. Liu is simultaneously the director of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission

Functions

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."

The main responsibilities of the National Defense Mobilization Committee as defined by law are:

1. To implement the guidelines, policies and instructions of the CCP Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission concerning the work of national defense mobilization.
2. To draft laws, regulations, and measures for national defense mobilization work.
3. To organize the preparation of national defense mobilization plans.
4. To inspect and supervise the implementation of national defense mobilization laws and regulations and the execution of national defense mobilization plans.
5. To coordinate major national defense mobilization work in the military, economic, and social fields.
6. 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.
7. To exercise all other powers and functions conferred by the Central Committee of the Party, the State Council and the Central Military Commission.