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Minister of Public Security of the People's Republic of China

Ministry of Public Security
of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国公安部
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Gōng'ānbù
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China.svg
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
(in the centre of the Ministry's seal)
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Logo of the People's Police
Agency overview
Formed 1954
Preceding agency
Jurisdiction  People's Republic of China (Mainland only)
Headquarters Beijing
Employees 100,000 police officers
Ministers responsible
Parent agency State Council
Website www.mps.gov.cn

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is the principal police and security authority of the People's Republic of China and the government agency that exercises oversight over and is ultimately responsible for day-to-day law enforcement. It currently has 100,000 officers. It is headed by the Minister of Public Security. Prior to 1954, it was known as the Ministry of Public Security of the Central People's Government. The Ministry operates the system of Public Security Bureaus, which are broadly the equivalent of police forces or police stations in other countries. The candidate for the minister of the MPS is nominated by the Premier of the People's Republic of China and approved by the National People's Congress.

As the main domestic security agency in the People's Republic of China, the MPS is the equivalent of the National Police Agency in Japan or national police in other countries. Since the creation of the Ministry of State Security in 1983, the MPS does not undertake riot control functions, which are now under the control of People's Armed Police, nor does it generally conduct domestic intelligence which since 1983 has been a primary responsibility of the Ministry of State Security. Hong Kong and Macau have their own security bureaus/agencies and police forces. As of 2012, the Minister of Public Security is Guo Shengkun.


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