Type National PLA President General Zhang Shibo Phone +86 938 95544 | Established 1985 Location Beijing, China Founded 1985 | |
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Affiliations People's Liberation Army Address China, Beijing Shi, 海淀区红山口甲3号 邮政编码: 100091 Notable alumni Song Puxuan, Xu Qiliang, Ma Xiaotian, Chang Wanquan, Joseph Kabila Similar National University of Defens, National Defense Medical, University of Internatio, Second Military Medical, Third Military Medical | ||
The PLA National Defence University (Chinese: 中国人民解放军国防大学) is a national university administered by the People's Liberation Army. It is the top university for military education in China.
The university is located in Beijing under the leadership of PLA Central Committee. The current president of the university is General Zhang Shibo.
It was formed in 1985 with the merger of parts of the PLA Military Academy, the PLA Political Academy, and the PLA Logistics Academy. It is claimed to be "China's equivalent to West Point."
The university also host guest speakers from other countries. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia made a speech titled Towards a new type of great power relationship between China and the United States here on March 28, 2013.