Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

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legislative body parliamentary body standing committee state organ of China

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is the permanent legislative body of China’s national legislature, responsible for enacting and interpreting laws and overseeing key state organs between full congress sessions.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → parliamentary body → standing committee → state organ of China →
cannotInclude	members of the National Supervisory Commission → members of the State Council → members of the Supreme People's Court → members of the Supreme People's Procuratorate →
chairpersonTitle	Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress →
compositionIncludes	chairperson → members → secretary-general → vice chairpersons →
constitutionalFunction	interprets the Constitution of the People's Republic of China → supervises enforcement of the Constitution →
country	People's Republic of China →
electedBy	National People's Congress →
established	1954 →
jurisdiction	Mainland China →
language	Standard Chinese →
legalBasis	Constitution of the People's Republic of China →
legislativeFunction	amends laws → annuls inappropriate local regulations → enacts and amends basic laws of special administrative regions → enacts laws → interprets laws →
location	Beijing →
meets	between plenary sessions of the National People's Congress →
meetsIn	Great Hall of the People →
nativeName	全国人民代表大会常务委员会 →
oversightFunction	oversees Central Military Commission → oversees National Supervisory Commission → oversees State Council → oversees Supreme People's Court → oversees Supreme People's Procuratorate →
partOf	National People's Congress →
permanentBodyOf	National People's Congress →
power	appoints and removes judges of Supreme People's Court → appoints and removes members of State Council → appoints and removes procurators of Supreme People's Procuratorate → decides on partial mobilization → decides on state of emergency at national or regional level → ratifies and abrogates treaties and important agreements →
role	permanent organ of the National People's Congress → top decision-making body when NPC is not in session →
shortName	NPC Standing Committee →
supremeLegislativeStatus	exercises part of the legislative power of the state →
typeOfLegislature	unicameral component →
website	http://www.npc.gov.cn/ →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China → Constitution and Law 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 → Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress → Premier of the State Council → 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 Procuratorate of China →	reportsTo
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 →	subordinateTo
Auditor General of the National Audit Office of the People’s Republic of China ("National People’s Congress Standing Committee") → Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission →	appointedBy
Intellectual Property Court ("Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China") → National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims ("Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China") →	establishedBy
National People's Congress →	hasStandingBody
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress") →	interpretationAuthority
Second Circuit Court in Shenyang ("National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee (through the Supreme People’s Court)") →	legalAuthorityFrom
President of China ("National People's Congress Standing Committee") →	linkedTo
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress ("全国人民代表大会常务委员会") →	nativeName
Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress →	partOf