How long do members of the NPC Standing Committee serve? The term of office for members of the Standing Committee is five years and corresponds with the tenure of members of the NPC itself. The Chair and Vice Chairs may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
According to the NPC Rules of Procedure, the heads and deputy heads of the various NPC delegations are elected at the plenary sessions of their delegations. To be eligible for election they must be deputies to the National People's Congress.
The Presidium plays a leading role in organizing the work of the NPC and provides the chairs of meetings. Its members are elected from among the deputies at a preliminary meeting.
NPC meetings may take the form of preliminary meetings, presidium meetings, plenary sessions of the full NPC, meetings of delegations and closed-door sessions.
The National People's Congress, the highest organ of state power, is composed of some 3,000 deputies. Deputies to the NPC are organized into delegations according to the units elected them. A Presidium is elected from among the NPC deputies at a preliminary meeting and provides the chair for plenary sessions of the NPC. Various special committees are established to assist the NPC in its legislative work.
Bills submitted for consideration by the National People's Congress can come from both NPC and government departmental sources. The detailed procedures are laid out in the provisions of the Organic Law of the National People's Congress and the Rules of Procedure for the National People's Congress.
China.org.cn presents a live coverage of the opening ceremony of the first session of China's 13th National People's Congress (NPC) on the morning of March 5, 2018.
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