Under the dual leadership of the State Council and the Central Military Commission, the Armed Police Force implements a system of unified leadership and hierarchical command, and has three levels of leading organs: headquarters, corps (divisions) and detachment (regiments). The Armed Police Headquarters is the leading and commanding organ of the Armed Police Force, leading and managing the internal security forces and the gold, forest, hydropower and transportation forces of the Armed Police Force. Within the administrative divisions at all levels in China, there are armed police corps at the provincial level, armed police detachment at the regional level and armed police squadron at the county level. The armed police force accepts the leadership and command of the public security department at the same level in carrying out public security tasks and related business construction. The headquarters of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force is located in Beijing. All provinces (cities, districts) have armed police corps (divisions), all localities (cities, prefectures and leagues) have armed police detachments (regimental levels), and all counties (cities) have armed police brigades (battalions) or squadrons (company levels).
In peacetime, the Armed Police Force mainly undertakes tasks such as fixed target duty, dealing with emergencies and dealing with emergencies, and supporting national economic construction. Fixed target duty is mainly responsible for guarding, guarding, guarding, guarding, guarding and patrolling. Specifically responsible for the security targets listed by the state and the guards of visiting important foreign guests, the guards of party and government leading organs at or above the provincial level and embassies and consulates in China in various countries, and the guards of important international and national conferences and large-scale cultural and sports activities; Carrying out peripheral armed alert on prisons and detention centers; Carrying out armed defense and protection for important airports, radio stations, confidential key units or key parts of important departments such as national economy and national defense construction; Implementing armed defense protection for important bridges, tunnels and specific large highway bridges on railway trunk lines; Carry out armed patrols and vigilance against large and medium-sized cities or specific areas stipulated by the state. Dealing with emergencies is mainly to deal with sudden illegal events that endanger national security or social order according to law, including dealing with rebellion, riots and riots, mass public security, fighting and so on. Counter-terrorism is mainly to prevent attacks, hijackings and explosions. Support the national economic construction, mainly including gold geological exploration, forest fire prevention and extinguishing, participation in the construction of key national energy and transportation projects, and participation in emergency rescue and disaster relief of major disasters.