The major functions of National Defense Ministry are to be in charge of the building up of national armed forces including the structure and setup of the armed forces, military service work, armaments, education and training of military personnel, scientific research for national defense, the ranking system, building of the national defense reserve force and education on national defense.

Minister of National Defense is Cao Gangchuan ( 曹刚川 )
Address: Front Avinue, JingShan District, Beijing
ZIP Code: 100009
Telephone Number: 86-10- 64011238 .