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style="color:#FFF700">Overview</span></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Highest_organ_of_state_power" class="mw-redirect" title="Highest organ of state power">Highest organ of state power</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Election</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_China" title="Elections in China">Indirect elections</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #CE1126;"><span style="color:#FFF700">Leadership</span></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Chairperson" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairperson">Chairman</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Dejiang" title="Zhang Dejiang">Zhang Dejiang</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Vice Chairmen</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Li_Jianguo" title="Li Jianguo">Li Jianguo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wang_Shengjun" title="Wang Shengjun">Wang Shengjun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chen_Changzhi" title="Chen Changzhi">Chen Changzhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yan_Junqi" title="Yan Junqi">Yan Junqi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wang_Chen_(politician)" title="Wang Chen (politician)">Wang Chen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shen_Yueyue" title="Shen Yueyue">Shen Yueyue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ji_Bingxuan" title="Ji Bingxuan">Ji Bingxuan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zhang_Ping_(politician)" title="Zhang Ping (politician)">Zhang Ping</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qiangba_Puncog" title="Qiangba Puncog">Qiangba Puncog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arken_Imirbaki" title="Arken Imirbaki">Arken Imirbaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wan_Exiang" title="Wan Exiang">Wan Exiang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zhang_Baowen" title="Zhang Baowen">Zhang Baowen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chen_Zhu" title="Chen Zhu">Chen Zhu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Secretary-General</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Wang_Chen_(politician)" title="Wang Chen (politician)">Wang Chen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Standing Committee</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">166 (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Standing_Committee_of_the_12th_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress (page does not exist)">12th</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #CE1126;"><span style="color:#FFF700">Members</span></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Total</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">2,987 members</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #CE1126;"><span style="color:#FFF700"></span></th></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color:#b0c4de">12th National People's Congress</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">Simplified Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans" style="font-size: 1rem;">第十二届全国人民代表大会</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Traditional Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hant" style="font-size: 1rem;">第十二屆全國人民代表大會</span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_Chinese" title="Standard Chinese">Standard Mandarin</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanyu Pinyin">Hanyu Pinyin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Dì Shí'èrjiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Abbreviation</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">Simplified Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans" style="font-size: 1rem;">第十二届全国人大</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Traditional Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hant" style="font-size: 1rem;">第十二屆全國人大</span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_Chinese" title="Standard Chinese">Standard Mandarin</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanyu Pinyin">Hanyu Pinyin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Dì Shí'èrjiè Quánguó Réndà</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <b>12th National People's Congress</b> (<b>NPC</b>) was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 and was in session from 2013 to 2018. It succeeded the <a href="/wiki/11th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="11th National People's Congress">11th National People's Congress</a>. It held five plenary sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year. It was succeeded by the communing of the <a href="/wiki/13th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="13th National People's Congress">13th National People's Congress</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Seat_distribution">Seat distribution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Seat distribution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main category: <a href="/wiki/Category:Delegates_to_the_12th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="Category:Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress">Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Major party </th> <th>General Secretary </th> <th>Seats </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a> </td> <td>2,157 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Other Parties </th> <th>Chairperson </th> <th>Seats </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #189df0"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Peasants%27_and_Workers%27_Democratic_Party" title="Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party">Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sang_Guowei" title="Sang Guowei">Sang Guowei</a> </td> <td rowspan="9">830 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: Indianred"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiusan_Society" title="Jiusan Society">Jiusan Society</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Han_Qide" title="Han Qide">Han Qide</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #cb7e1f"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/China_Democratic_League" title="China Democratic League">China Democratic League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Baowen" title="Zhang Baowen">Zhang Baowen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #FFF500"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/China_Association_for_Promoting_Democracy" title="China Association for Promoting Democracy">China Association for Promoting Democracy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yan_Junqi" title="Yan Junqi">Yan Junqi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: Orangered"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/China_National_Democratic_Construction_Association" title="China National Democratic Construction Association">China National Democratic Construction Association</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chen_Changzhi" title="Chen Changzhi">Chen Changzhi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #1b65af"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Committee_of_the_Chinese_Kuomintang" title="Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang">Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wan_Exiang" title="Wan Exiang">Wan Exiang</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #1678C1"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Democratic_Self-Government_League" title="Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League">Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lin_Wenyi" title="Lin Wenyi">Lin Wenyi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: Red"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/China_Zhi_Gong_Party" title="China Zhi Gong Party">China Zhi Gong Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wan_Gang" title="Wan Gang">Wan Gang</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #C0C0C0"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independents</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Council_of_Chairpersons">Council of Chairpersons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Council of Chairpersons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Chairpersons" title="Council of Chairpersons">Council of Chairpersons</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2"> </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Term </th></tr> <tr> <td>Chairman </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Dejiang" title="Zhang Dejiang">Zhang Dejiang</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td> <td rowspan="15"><span style="font-size:85%;">14 Mar. 2013 – 17 Mar. 2018</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="13">Vice Chairpersons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Li_Jianguo" title="Li Jianguo">Li Jianguo</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wang_Shengjun" title="Wang Shengjun">Wang Shengjun</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chen_Changzhi" title="Chen Changzhi">Chen Changzhi</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yan_Junqi" title="Yan Junqi">Yan Junqi</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFF500"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/China_Association_for_Promoting_Democracy" title="China Association for Promoting Democracy">CAPD</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wang_Chen_(politician)" title="Wang Chen (politician)">Wang Chen</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shen_Yueyue" title="Shen Yueyue">Shen Yueyue</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ji_Bingxuan" title="Ji Bingxuan">Ji Bingxuan</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Ping_(politician)" title="Zhang Ping (politician)">Zhang Ping</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Qiangba_Puncog" title="Qiangba Puncog">Qiangba Puncog</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arken_Imirbaki" title="Arken Imirbaki">Arken Imirbaki</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wan_Exiang" title="Wan Exiang">Wan Exiang</a> </td> <td style="background:#1b65af"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Committee_of_the_Chinese_Kuomintang" title="Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang">RCCK</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Baowen" title="Zhang Baowen">Zhang Baowen</a> </td> <td style="background:#cb7e1f"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/China_Democratic_League" title="China Democratic League">CDL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chen_Zhu" title="Chen Zhu">Chen Zhu</a> </td> <td style="background:#189df0"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Peasants%27_and_Workers%27_Democratic_Party" title="Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party">CPWDP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Secretary-General </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wang_Chen_(politician)" title="Wang Chen (politician)">Wang Chen</a> </td> <td style="background:#DD0000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">CCP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="left">Source: </td></tr></tbody></table> <div 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<td><a href="/wiki/Constitution_and_Law_Committee" title="Constitution and Law Committee">Law Committee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Qiao_Xiaoyang" title="Qiao Xiaoyang">Qiao Xiaoyang</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Supervisory_and_Judicial_Affairs_Committee" title="Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee">Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ma_Wen" title="Ma Wen">Ma Wen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee" title="Financial and Economic Affairs Committee">Financial and Economic Affairs Committee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Li_Shenglin" title="Li Shenglin">Li Shenglin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee" title="Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee">Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liu_Binjie" title="Liu Binjie">Liu Binjie</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a 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All top national posts were up for election and were filled. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">NPCSC Chairman Election </th> <th colspan="4">NPCSC Secretary-general Election </th></tr> <tr> <th>Candidates</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Abstain</th> <th>Candidates</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Abstain </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Dejiang" title="Zhang Dejiang">Zhang Dejiang</a></td> <td rowspan="2">2,952</td> <td rowspan="2">5</td> <td rowspan="2">4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wang_Chen_(politician)" title="Wang Chen (politician)">Wang Chen</a></td> <td>2,923</td> <td>30</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Ping_(politician)" title="Zhang Ping (politician)">Zhang Ping</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#606060; height: 2pt"> <td colspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Presidential Election </th> <th colspan="4">Vice-Presidential Election </th></tr> <tr> <th>Candidates</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Abstain</th> <th>Candidates</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Abstain </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a></td> <td rowspan="6">2,952</td> <td rowspan="6">1</td> <td rowspan="6">3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Li_Yuanchao" title="Li Yuanchao">Li Yuanchao</a></td> <td>2,839</td> <td>80</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Liu_Yunshan" title="Liu Yunshan">Liu Yunshan</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Li_Hongzhong" title="Li Hongzhong">Li Hongzhong</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wang_Yang_(politician)" title="Wang Yang (politician)">Wang Yang</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yuan_Chunqing" title="Yuan Chunqing">Yuan Chunqing</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pan_Yiyang" title="Pan Yiyang">Pan Yiyang</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#606060; height: 2pt"> <td colspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">CMC Chairmanship Election </th> <th colspan="4">Premierial Election </th></tr> <tr> <th>Candidates</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Abstain</th> <th>Candidates</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Abstain </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a></td> <td>2,955</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Li_Keqiang" title="Li Keqiang">Li Keqiang</a></td> <td>2,940</td> <td>3</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#606060; height: 2pt"> <td colspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Supreme Court President Election </th> <th colspan="4">Procurator-general Election </th></tr> <tr> <th>Candidates</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Abstain</th> <th>Candidates</th> <th>For</th> <th>Against</th> <th>Abstain </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhou_Qiang" title="Zhou Qiang">Zhou Qiang</a></td> <td>2908</td> <td>26</td> <td>23</td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cao_Jianming" title="Cao Jianming">Cao Jianming</a></td> <td rowspan="2">2,933</td> <td rowspan="2">18</td> <td rowspan="2">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wu_Aiying" title="Wu Aiying">Wu Aiying</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wang_Shengjun" title="Wang Shengjun">Wang Shengjun</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chen_Yunlong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chen Yunlong (page does not exist)">Chen Yunlong</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qi_Qi_(judge)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Qi Qi (judge) (page does not exist)">Qi Qi</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cai_Xueen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cai Xueen (page does not exist)">Cai Xueen</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 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4em"><a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Congress" title="National People's Congress">National People's Congress</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Plenary_session" title="Plenary session">Plenary sessions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_National_People%27s_Congress" title="1st National People's Congress">1st (1954–1959)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_National_People%27s_Congress" title="2nd National People's Congress">2nd (1959–1964)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_National_People%27s_Congress" title="3rd National People's Congress">3rd (1964–1975)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="4th National People's Congress">4th (1975–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="5th National People's Congress">5th (1978–1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="6th National People's Congress">6th (1983–1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="7th National People's Congress">7th (1988–1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="8th National People's Congress">8th (1993–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="9th National People's Congress">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="10th National People's Congress">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_National_People%27s_Congress" title="11th National People's Congress">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a 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navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" title="Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress">Chairman</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liu_Shaoqi" title="Liu Shaoqi">Liu Shaoqi</a> (1954–59)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zhu_De" title="Zhu De">Zhu De</a> (1959–76)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Song_Qingling" class="mw-redirect" title="Song Qingling">Song Qingling</a> (<i>acting</i>, 1976–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ye_Jianying" title="Ye Jianying">Ye Jianying</a> (1978–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peng_Zhen" title="Peng Zhen">Peng Zhen</a> (1983–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wan_Li" title="Wan Li">Wan Li</a> (1988–93)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qiao_Shi" title="Qiao Shi">Qiao Shi</a> (1993–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Li_Peng" title="Li Peng">Li Peng</a> (1998–03)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wu_Bangguo" title="Wu Bangguo">Wu Bangguo</a> (2003–13)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Dejiang" title="Zhang Dejiang">Zhang Dejiang</a> (2013–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Li_Zhanshu" title="Li Zhanshu">Li Zhanshu</a> (2018–23)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zhao_Leji" title="Zhao Leji">Zhao Leji</a> (2023–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairperson_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" title="Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress">Vice Chairpersons</a><br />(Current)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Li_Hongzhong" title="Li Hongzhong">Li Hongzhong</a> (2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wang_Dongming" title="Wang Dongming">Wang Dongming</a> (2018–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xiao_Jie" title="Xiao Jie">Xiao Jie</a> (2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zheng_Jianbang" title="Zheng Jianbang">Zheng Jianbang</a> (2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ding_Zhongli" title="Ding Zhongli">Ding Zhongli</a> (2018–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hao_Mingjin" title="Hao Mingjin">Hao Mingjin</a> (2018–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cai_Dafeng" title="Cai Dafeng">Cai Dafeng</a> (2018–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/He_Wei" title="He Wei">He Wei</a> (2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wu_Weihua" title="Wu Weihua">Wu Weihua</a> (2018–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tie_Ning" title="Tie Ning">Tie Ning</a> (2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peng_Qinghua" title="Peng Qinghua">Peng Qinghua</a> (2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Qingwei" title="Zhang Qingwei">Zhang Qingwei</a> (2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Losang_Jamcan" title="Losang Jamcan">Losang Jamcan</a> (2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shohrat_Zakir" title="Shohrat Zakir">Shohrat Zakir</a> (2023–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary-General of the National People's Congress">Secretary-General</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peng_Zhen" title="Peng Zhen">Peng Zhen</a> (1954–65)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liu_Ningyi" title="Liu Ningyi">Liu Ningyi</a> (1965–75)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ji_Pengfei" title="Ji Pengfei">Ji Pengfei</a> (1975–79)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peng_Zhen" title="Peng Zhen">Peng Zhen</a> (1979–80)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yang_Shangkun" title="Yang Shangkun">Yang Shangkun</a> (1980–83)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wang_Hanbin" title="Wang Hanbin">Wang Hanbin</a> (1983–88)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peng_Chong" title="Peng Chong">Peng Chong</a> (1988–93)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cao_Zhi" title="Cao Zhi">Cao Zhi</a> (1993–98)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/He_Chunlin" title="He Chunlin">He Chunlin</a> (1998–03)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheng_Huaren" title="Sheng Huaren">Sheng Huaren</a> (2003–08)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Li_Jianguo" title="Li Jianguo">Li Jianguo</a> (2008–13)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wang_Chen_(politician)" title="Wang Chen (politician)">Wang Chen</a> (2013–18)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yang_Zhenwu" title="Yang Zhenwu">Yang Zhenwu</a> (2018–23)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liu_Qi_(politician,_born_1957)" title="Liu Qi (politician, born 1957)">Liu Qi</a> (2023–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Chairpersons" title="Council of Chairpersons">Council of<br />Chairpersons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">1st (1954–1959)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">2nd (1959–1964)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">3rd (1964–1975)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">4th (1975–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">5th (1978–1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">6th (1983–1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">7th (1988–1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">8th (1993–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Council_of_Chairpersons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Council of Chairpersons (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Office_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" title="General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress">General Office</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Budget_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Budget Commission (page does not exist)">Budget Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputy_Qualification_Examination_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputy Qualification Examination Commission (page does not exist)">Deputy Qualification Examination Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Affairs_Commission" title="Legislative Affairs Commission">Legislative Affairs Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committee_for_the_Basic_Law_for_the_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committee for the Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (page does not exist)">Committee for the Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committee_for_the_Basic_Law_for_the_Macao_Special_Administrative_Region&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committee for the Basic Law for the Macao Special Administrative Region (page does not exist)">Committee for the Basic Law for the Macao Special Administrative Region</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Special_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" title="Special Committee of the National People's Congress">Special<br />Committees</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_and_Rural_Affairs_Committee" title="Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee">Agriculture and Rural Affairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Agriculture_and_Rural_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Agriculture_and_Rural_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Agriculture_and_Rural_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Agriculture_and_Rural_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Agriculture_and_Rural_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Agriculture_and_Rural_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_and_Law_Committee" title="Constitution and Law Committee">Constitution and Law</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Law_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Law Committee (page does not exist)">6th (1983–1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Law_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Law Committee (page does not exist)">7th (1988–1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Law_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Law Committee (page does not exist)">8th (1993–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Law_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Law Committee (page does not exist)">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Law_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Law Committee (page does not exist)">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Law_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Law Committee (page does not exist)">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Law_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Law Committee (page does not exist)">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Constitution_and_Law_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Constitution and Law Committee (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Constitution_and_Law_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Constitution and Law Committee (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee" title="Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee">Education, Science,<br />Culture and Public Health</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (page does not exist)">6th (1983–1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (page does not exist)">7th (1988–1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (page does not exist)">8th (1993–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (page does not exist)">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (page does not exist)">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (page does not exist)">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (page does not exist)">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Education,_Science,_Culture_and_Public_Health_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Environmental_Protection_and_Resources_Conservation_Committee" title="Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee">Environmental Protection and<br />Resources Conservation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Environmental_Protection_and_Resources_Conservation_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee (page does not exist)">8th (1993–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Environmental_Protection_and_Resources_Conservation_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee (page does not exist)">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Environmental_Protection_and_Resources_Conservation_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee (page does not exist)">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Environmental_Protection_and_Resources_Conservation_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee (page does not exist)">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Environmental_Protection_and_Resources_Conservation_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee (page does not exist)">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Environmental_Protection_and_Resources_Conservation_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Environmental_Protection_and_Resources_Conservation_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_Affairs_Committee" title="Ethnic Affairs Committee">Ethnic Affairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">1st (1954–1959)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">2nd (1959–1964)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">4th (1975–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">5th (1978–1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">6th (1983–1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">7th (1988–1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">8th (1993–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Ethnic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Ethnic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee" title="Financial and Economic Affairs Committee">Financial and Economic Affairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Financial and Economic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">6th (1983–1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Financial and Economic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">7th (1988–1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Financial and Economic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">8th (1993–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Financial and Economic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Financial and Economic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Financial and Economic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Financial and Economic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Financial and Economic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Financial_and_Economic_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Financial and Economic Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" title="Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress">Foreign Affairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">6th (1983–1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">7th (1988–1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">8th (1993–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Foreign_Affairs_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Chinese_Affairs_Committee" title="Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee">Overseas Chinese Affairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Overseas_Chinese_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">6th (1983–1988)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Overseas_Chinese_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">7th (1988–1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Overseas_Chinese_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">8th (1993–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Overseas_Chinese_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Overseas_Chinese_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Overseas_Chinese_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Overseas_Chinese_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Overseas_Chinese_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Overseas_Chinese_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Social_Development_Affairs_Committee" title="Social Development Affairs Committee">Social Development Affairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Social_Development_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Social Development Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Social_Development_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Social Development Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Supervisory_and_Judicial_Affairs_Committee" title="Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee">Supervisory and Judicial Affairs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Internal_and_Judicial_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">7th (1988–1993)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Internal_and_Judicial_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">8th (1993–1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Internal_and_Judicial_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">9th (1998–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Internal_and_Judicial_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">10th (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Internal_and_Judicial_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">11th (2008–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Internal_and_Judicial_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">12th (2013–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Supervisory_and_Judicial_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">13th (2018–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Supervisory_and_Judicial_Affairs_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee (page does not exist)">14th (2023–2028)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>See <a href="/wiki/President_of_China" title="President of China">President of China</a>, <a href="/wiki/State_Council_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="State Council of the People's Republic of China">State Council</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_Military_Commission_(China)" title="Central Military Commission (China)">Central Military Commission</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Supervisory_Commission" title="National Supervisory Commission">National Supervisory Commission</a>, <a href="/wiki/Supreme_People%27s_Court" title="Supreme People's Court">Supreme People's Court</a>, and <a 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