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The Ministry of National Defense (MOD) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a ministry under the State Council. It is headed by the Minister of National Defense. The MOD was set up according to a decision adopted by the 1st Session of the 1st National People’s Congress in 1954. In contrast to practice in other nations the MOD does not exercise command authority over the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) which is instead subordinate to the Central Military Commission (CMC).
