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China: The National People’s Congress (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Aug. 17, 2000
Report Number RS20655
Report Type Report
Authors Samuel Wolfe, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

The National People's Congress (NPC) is The People's Republic of China's (PRC's) less-powerful counterpart to the U.S. Congress. Although China's constitution establishes the NPC as the "highest organ of state power," the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to dominate the congress, as it has throughout the NPC's history. During the most recent NPC meeting in March 2000, the congress focused on economic reform, corruption, Falun Gong, and entry into the World Trade organization. Exchanges between the U.S. Congress and the NPC are expanding.