Armed Forces of Manchuria

The Armed Forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Manchuria or unofficially referred to as the People's Liberation Army of Manchuria is the military services of Manchuria. The President of Manchuria is the supreme commander of the armed forces.

The number of troops is defined by the Ministry of Defence in co-ordinance with the General Staff and the Supreme command of the Armed Forces (the President).

According to SIPRI, Manchuria spent nearly $71bn on the armed forces in 2012. The spending has increased significantly hand in hand with the general growth of the Manchurian economy.

Manchuria is currently developing both long-range missile technology (including ICBM-capability) and nuclear weapons capability.

Structure
The Defence Ministry of the DPRM serves as the administrative body of the Armed Forces. The General Staff acts as the main commanding and supervising body of the Manchurian armed forces. The Defence ministry has no direct command or authority over troops, when again the General Staff has no control over the finances of the armed forces.

The General Staff is presided over jointly by the Chief of the General Staff and the General Secretary of the Communist Party.

The Manchurian military is divided into three main branches: the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, there are also three independent arms of service: the Strategic Rocket Forces, the Aerospace Defence Forces and the Armed Railway Forces. The Ministry of the Interior also upkeep's its own forces, which are in charge of border control, traffic police as well as the militia (the police forces).

The armed forces are distributed among 7 military districts (5 land and 2 sea): the Central, Western, Southern, Eastern and North Military Districts, as well as the Yellow Sea Fleet and the Blue Water Navy Fleet. The Yellow Sea Fleet is charged with the border control at sea.

The State Intelligence Directorate
The State Intelligence Directorate, more commonly known as SID, is the main security agency of Manchuria. It is sometimes also considered a military service since it has traditionally been governed by army laws and regulations, similar to the armed forces, yet it is currently under the direct control of the President of Manchuria, and is charged with extra-constitutional powers. Its main functions are to gather foreign intelligence, counter-intelligence, operative-investigatory activities and guarding the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Manchuria.