Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will head a new central commission for integrated military and civilian development, according to a decision by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on January 22. 

The decision was made at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, which was chaired by Xi. 

The commission will be the central agency tasked with decision-making, deliberation and coordination of major issues regarding integrated military and civilian development. 

The commission will report to the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.  

In a statement released after the meeting, the Political Bureau called for efforts to uphold the authority of the CPC Central Committee with comrade Xi Jinping as the core, adhere to its centralized and unified leadership, and fully implement major policies of the committee.