Editing People's Armed Police (section)

== Internal security forces ==
The major part of the PAP is the ''nèiwèi bùduì'' ({{lang-zh|s=内卫部队}}); translations include "internal security forces",<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|2}} "internal security troops",<ref name="ZiYang24Mar16"/> and "internal guards corps".<ref name="Guo2012" />{{rp|232}} Internal security forces are divided into [[Provinces of China|provincial-level]] formations<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|11–12}} with geographical areas of responsibility.<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|2}} They are subordinated to PAP headquarters;<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|10}} the 2017-2018 reforms removed control of PAP units from local government.<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|11–12}} Internal security forces are focused on domestic security missions, maintaining stability in western China, guarding government compounds, disaster relief, and responding to major anti-government unrest.<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|2}}

The ''zǒngduì'' ({{lang-zh|s=总队}}) is the provincial formation. They are called "corps" by the PAP;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinese Armed Police Force soldiers enhance emergency response capability - Ministry of National Defense |url=http://eng.mod.gov.cn/xb/News_213114/Videos/16369382.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=eng.mod.gov.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Armed Police Soldiers Take Military Training Assessment - Ministry of National Defense |url=http://eng.mod.gov.cn/xb/News_213114/Videos/16367571.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=eng.mod.gov.cn}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Special operations soldiers in counter-terrorism training - Ministry of National Defense |url=http://eng.mod.gov.cn/xb/News_213114/Photos/16370752.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=eng.mod.gov.cn}}</ref> Western analysts have used "contingent",<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|32}} "general corps", and "detachment".<ref name="Guo2012" />{{rp|234}} Most are corps deputy leader grade formations. The exceptions are the Beijing and Xinjiang contingents which are corps leader grade; their subordinate entities, except for the logistics and equipment bureaus, are one grade higher than in the other contingents.<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|32}} [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] do not have contingents.<ref name="ZiYang24Mar16"/> Contingents have mobile detachments and duty detachments ({{lang-zh|s=执勤支队|p=zhíqín zhīduì}}).<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|22}}

Duty detachments protect government compounds and perform routine duties; they may exist because the CCP lacks confidence in the ability of local public security forces to handle "mass incidents".<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|22}}

Mobile detachments ({{lang-zh|s=机动支队|p=jīdòng zhīduì}}) are rapid reaction units roughly corresponding to PLAGF regiments.<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|12}} Some were existing contingent mobile units before the reforms.<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|36}} Most were transferred from the disbanded mobile divisions.<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|12}} Most contingents have one.<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|12}} In general, western provinces with large non-Han population have more than those in China's interior.<ref name="CarrdusPolicingETurk">{{cite web |last1=Carrdus |first1=Ben |title=Policing East Turkistan |url=https://uhrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Policing-Explainer_2023-12-12.pdf |website=uhrp.org |publisher=Uyghur Human Rights Projects |access-date=3 January 2024 |location=Washington, DC |page=16 |date=13 December 2023 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216193223/https://uhrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Policing-Explainer_2023-12-12.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|16}}

Contingents are further subdivided at lower administrative levels. Regimental-level detachments ({{lang-zh|s=支队|p=zhīduì}}) are found in provinces, [[Prefectures of the People's Republic of China|prefectures]], and specifically designated cities. Battalions ({{lang-zh|s=大队|p=dadui}}) are located in districts of the important cities and [[Counties of China|counties]]. Companies ({{lang-zh|s=中队|p=zhōngduì}}) are found in counties.<ref name="Guo2012" />{{rp|234}}<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|7}} All contingents have subordinate elementary command colleges.<ref name="CAPF" />

=== List of provincial corps ===

* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Anhui Corps|lt=Anhui Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队安徽省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Beijing Corps|lt=Beijing Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队北京市总队}}
** 4 mobile detachments<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|13}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Chongqing Corps|lt=Chongqing Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队重庆市总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Fujian Corps|lt=Fujian Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队福建省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Gansu Corps|lt=Gansu Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队甘肃省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Guangdong Corps|lt=Guangdong Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队广东省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Guangxi Corps|lt=Guangxi Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队广西壮族自治区总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Guizhou Corps|lt=Guizhou Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队贵州省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Hainan Corps|lt=Hainan Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队海南省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Hebei Corps|lt=Hebei Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队河北省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Heilongjiang Corps|lt=Heilongjiang Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队黑龙江省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Henan Corps|lt=Henan Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队河南省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Hubei Corps|lt=Hubei Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队湖北省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Hunan Corps|lt=Hunan Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队湖南省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Inner Mongolia Corps|lt=Inner Mongolia Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队内蒙古自治区总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Jiangsu Corps|lt=Jiangsu Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队江苏省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Jiangxi Corps|lt=Jiangxi Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队江西省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Jilin Corps|lt=Jilin Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队吉林省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Liaoning Corps|lt=Liaoning Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队辽宁省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Ningxia Corps|lt=Ningxia Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队宁夏回族自治区总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Qinghai Corps|lt=Qinghai Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队青海省总队}}
** Two mobile detachments<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|13}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Shaanxi Corps|lt=Shaanxi Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队陕西省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Shanxi Corps|lt=Shanxi Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队山西省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Shandong Corps|lt=Shandong Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队山东省总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Shanghai Corps|lt=Shanghai Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队上海市总}}
** Two mobile detachments<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|13}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Sichuan Corps|lt=Sichuan Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队四川省总队}}
** Four mobile detachments<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|13}}
* [[People's Armed Police Tibet Corps|Tibet Corps]]
** Three mobile detachments<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|13}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Tianjin Corps|lt=Tianjin Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队天津市总队}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Yunnan Corps|lt=Yunnan Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队云南省总队}}
** Three mobile detachments<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|13}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Xinjiang Corps|lt=Xinjiang Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队新疆维吾尔自治区总队}}
** Seven mobile detachments<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|13}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps|lt=XPCC Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队新疆生产建设兵团总队}} (Not to be confused with the [[Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps|XPCC]] itself)<ref name="Wuthnow2019" />{{rp|12}}
* {{Ill|People's Armed Police Zhejiang Corps|lt=Zhejiang Corps|zh|中国人民武装警察部队浙江省总队}}