Central Guard Bureau

The Central Guard Bureau (CGB) of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party is the organization responsible for the protection of senior party members, their families, and important foreign dignitaries in the People's Republic of China. It has been widely called the CGB since the Cultural Revolution and is also the Ninth Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security.^[1][2]

Central Guard Bureau of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party

中共中央办公厅警卫局
Abbreviation	Central Guard Bureau (CGB or CG) / 中央警卫局 (中警局 or 中警)
Formation	1949
Type	Security
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Overseeing close personal protection for and conducting surveillance on the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and some other senior CCP and PLA leaders
Headquarters	Zhongnanhai, etc.
Location	Beijing
Parent organization	General Office of the Chinese Communist Party
Subsidiaries	Central Guard Unit (PLA Unit 61889)
Affiliations	Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (nominal) Ministry of Public Security (nominal)

The CGB selects and controls the bodyguards of protectees;^[1][3] bodyguards are typically trained by the People's Liberation Army (PLA).^[4] It effectively controls the Central Guard Regiment by having bureau deputy directors in leadership positions in the unit.^[3] The CGB is part of the internal security apparatus as protectees are constantly under surveillance by their bureau-selected bodyguards.^[5]

See also

• United States Secret Service