National People's Congress

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government body parliament state organ unicameral national legislature

The National People's Congress is the unicameral national legislature and highest organ of state power in the People's Republic of China.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government body → parliament → state organ → unicameral national legislature →
abbreviation	NPC →
budgetaryPower	examines and approves the state budget → examines and approves the state plan for economic and social development →
chairpersonTitle	Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress →
constitutionalPower	amends the Constitution of the People's Republic of China →
convenes	once a year in plenary session →
country	People's Republic of China →
currentMeetingPlaceCity	Beijing →
electoralSystem	indirect election by people's congresses at provincial level and People's Liberation Army units →
elects	Chairman of the Central Military Commission → Premier of the State Council → President of the People's Republic of China → President of the Supreme People's Court → Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate → Vice President of the People's Republic of China →
established	1954 →
hasCommittee	Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress → Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee of the National People's Congress → Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of the National People's Congress → Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress →
hasJurisdiction	People's Republic of China →
hasStandingCommittee	Standing Committee of the National People's Congress →
languageOfProceedings	Standard Chinese →
legalBasis	Constitution of the People's Republic of China →
legislativeChamber	unicameral →
legislativePower	enacts and amends basic laws governing criminal offenses, civil affairs, state organs and other matters →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Beijing →
meetsAt	Great Hall of the People →
nativeName	全国人民代表大会 →
numberOfMembers	approximately 3000 →
oversightFunction	oversees the Central Military Commission → oversees the State Council → oversees the Supreme People's Court → oversees the Supreme People's Procuratorate → supervises enforcement of the Constitution →
politicalSystemContext	one-party socialist republic under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party →
role	highest organ of state power in the People's Republic of China → national legislature of the People's Republic of China →
shortName	NPC →
superseded	Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference as de facto legislature →
termLength	5 years →

Referenced by (72)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China → Chairman of the Central Military Commission → Chairman of the Central Military Commission ("Standing Committee of the National People's Congress") → Premier of the State Council → President of China → President of the Supreme People's Court → Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate → State Council of China → Supreme People's Court of China → Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China → Supreme People's Procuratorate of China → Supreme People's Procuratorate of China →	reportsTo
Chairman of the Central Military Commission → Chairman of the Central Military Commission ("Standing Committee of the National People's Congress") → President of China → President of the Supreme People's Court → Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate → Secretary-General of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China ("National People’s Congress") → State Council of China → Supreme People's Court of China → Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission →	appointedBy
Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress → Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee of the National People's Congress → Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of the National People's Congress → Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress →	parentOrganization
President of the Supreme People's Court → Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate → State Councillor → Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China → Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China ("National People’s Congress") →	confirmedBy
Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress → Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Standing Committee of the National People's Congress →	partOf
Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress → Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China →	establishedBy
Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress → Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress →	legislativeBody
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China") → Civil Code of the People's Republic of China → Constitution of the People's Republic of China →	adoptedBy
CPC → Chinese Communist Party →	controls
Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of the National People's Congress → Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress →	legislativeBranchOf
China → Civil Code of the People's Republic of China →	legislature
National People's Congress ("全国人民代表大会") → National People's Congress ("全国人民代表大会") →	nativeName
Supreme People's Court of China ("National People's Congress system") → Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China →	subordinateTo
Li Weihan ("National People’s Congress") →	affiliation
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China") →	amendmentAuthority
Premier of the State Council →	approvedBy
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress →	electedBy
Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China →	enactedBy
Constitution of the People's Republic of China →	establishes
National People's Congress ("Standing Committee of the National People's Congress") →	hasStandingCommittee
Beijing →	isSeatOf
Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee of the National People's Congress →	legislativeBodyOf
All-China Women's Federation →	partnerOf
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress →	permanentBodyOf
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China") →	promulgatedBy
NPC →	refersTo
National People's Congress ("全国人大") →	shortName