text: In accordance with the Regulations of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on Police Preparedness, Article 7 stipulates that in units above the regimental level, "the military affairs department of the commander's organ shall be responsible for the management of police preparedness operations in the region", which is externally referred to as the police preparedness office, and shall dispatch and lead police pickets to perform police preparedness duties in accordance with the provisions of Article 27. Article 4 of the Police Regulation provides that:
  The main tasks of policing are
  (1) Maintaining military discipline.
  (2) Maintaining order in the operation of military vehicles and traffic safety.
  (3) To investigate and deal with impersonation of military personnel, military vehicles and military units in accordance with the prescribed authority
  (4) To safeguard the image of the army and the legitimate rights and interests of soldiers out in the field
  (5) To carry out temporary guard duty.
  The duties of the military police detachment are only concerned with issues such as the military appearance and discipline of military personnel and vehicles. Legal matters involving criminal law enforcement and public security administrative law enforcement rights belong to the military procuratorates and military defence departments. Cases of impersonation of military personnel, military vehicles and military units detected during police picketing are transferred to the jurisdiction of local judicial organs for handling.