50-548: People's organizations (313) Representatives of various groups (1076) People's organizations (30) Representatives of various groups (67) Specially invited people (33) The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC ) is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s united front system. Its members advise and put proposals for political and social issues to government bodies. However,
100-635: A chairman , currently Wang Huning , one of the highest-ranking offices in the country; since its establishment, all CPPCC chairpersons have been a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the CCP except during transition periods, being at least its 4th-ranking member. The chairman is assisted by several vice chairpersons and a secretary-general , who heads the National Committee's General Office; together, they make up
150-414: A broadly based representative organization of the united front which has played a significant historical role, will play a still more important role in the country’s political and social life, in promoting friendship with other countries and in the struggle for socialist modernization and for the reunification and unity of the country. The system of the multi-party cooperation and political consultation led by
200-796: A session can be called by the National Committee's Standing Committee if necessary. The plenary sessions are generally held in March, around the same date as the annual session of the National People's Congress ; together, these meetings are termed as the Two Sessions . During the Two Sessions, the CPPCC and the NPC hear and discuss reports from the premier, the prosecutor general, and the chief justice. Every CPPCC plenary session makes amendments to
250-560: A united front organ, the CPPCC works together with the CCP's United Front Work Department. According to Mattis, the CPPCC gathers the society's elite, while the UFWD "implements policy and handles the nuts and bolts of united front work". The UFWD oversees the people's organizations' deputies which constitute the membership of the CPPCC and handles any nomination work for any potential deputies to be elected. The National Committee of CPPCC ( 中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会 , shortened 全国政协 ; 'National PCC')
300-1323: Is a generic term for organizations in the People's Republic of China excluding governments, the official departments of government, and state-owned enterprises or institutions, yet are recognized to be a part of Chinese Communist Party 's united front . List of people's organizations [ edit ] Represented at the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [ edit ] English name Chinese name Founded in/on Top leaders Name Birthdate Party Introduction All-China Federation of Trade Unions 中华全国总工会 1 May 1925 Wang Dongming July 1956 (age 68) CCP Communist Youth League of China 中国共产主义青年团 August 1922 A Dong November 1970 (age 53–54) CCP All-China Women's Federation 中华全国妇女联合会 24 March 1949 Shen Yiqin December ;1959 (age 64) CCP Female China Association for Science and Technology 中国科学技术协会 September 1958 Wan Gang August 1952 (age 72) CZGP Professor of car engineering, also
350-479: Is the national level organization that represents the CPPCC nationally and is made up of deputies coming from various sectors of society. Deputies/Senators of the National Committee are elected for five year terms, though this can be extended in exceptional circumstances by a two-thirds majority vote by all deputies of the Standing Committee. The National Committee holds plenary sessions annually, though
400-506: The Chinese revolution . The Common Program defined China as a new democratic country which would practice a people's democratic dictatorship led by the proletariat and based on an alliance of workers and peasants which would unite all of China's democratic classes (defined as those opposing imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucratic capitalism and favoring an independent China). The Common Program described people's congresses as
450-715: The National Health and Family Planning Commission Alumni Association of Huangpu Military Academy 黄埔军校同学会 16 June 1984 Lin Shangyuan February ;1924 (age 100) RCCK The eighteenth batch student of Huangpu Military Academy Western Returned Scholars Association 欧美同学会 October 1913 Ding Zhongli January 1957 (age 67) CDL Chinese Society of Ideological and Political Work 中国思想政治工作研究会 18 January 1983 Li Shulei January 1964 (age 60) CCP Head of
500-1121: The Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party China Vocational Education Association 中华职业教育社 6 May 1917 Hao Mingjin December 1956 (age 67) CNDCA China Family Planning Association 中国计划生育协会 29 May 1980 Wang Gang October 1942 (age 82) CCP Former Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party See also [ edit ] Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Corporatism Government-organized non-governmental organization References [ edit ] ^ Ma, Qiusha (2005-11-16). Non-Governmental Organizations in Contemporary China: Paving
550-602: The Quanguo Lianghui ("National Two Sessions"). The CPPCC is intended to be more representative of a broader range of people than is typical of government office in the People's Republic of China, including a broad range of people from both inside and outside the CCP. The composition of the members of the CPPCC changes over time according to national strategic priorities. Previously dominated by senior figures in real-estate, state-owned enterprises , and " princelings ",
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#1732758294183600-549: The provisional constitution of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until September 1954, when the formal constitution was passed and ratified by the 1st National People's Congress . On September 29, 1949, the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference unanimously adopted the Common Program as the basic political program for the country following the success of
650-460: The CCP . In keeping with the united front strategy, prominent non-CCP members have been included among the Vice Chairs , examples being Chen Shutong , Li Jishen and Soong Ching-ling . The organizational hierarchy of the CPPCC consists of a National Committee and regional committees. Regional committees extend to the provincial , prefecture , and county level. According to the charter of
700-467: The CPPCC charter, elects on every first plenary session the Standing Committee, which handles the regular affairs of the body, and adopts resolutions on the National Committee's "major working principles and tasks". The Standing Committee is responsible for selecting deputies to the Conference, implementing the CPPCC's resolutions, and interpreting its official charter. The National Committee is led by
750-541: The CPPCC in 2018 was primarily composed of individuals from China's technology sector. The origins of the conference date prior to the existence of the People's Republic of China . During negotiations between the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang in 1945, the two parties agreed to open multiparty talks on post- World War II political reforms via a Political Consultative Conference . This
800-406: The CPPCC is a body without real legislative power. While consultation does take place, it is supervised and directed by the CCP. The body traditionally consists of delegates from the CCP and its people's organizations , eight legally permitted political parties subservient to the CCP, as well as nominally independent members. The CPPCC is chaired by a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of
850-412: The CPPCC serves as "the place where messages are developed and distributed among party members and the non-party faithful who shape perceptions of the CCP and China." The CPPCC includes delegates from the CCP and its people's organizations , eight legally permitted political parties subservient to the CCP, as well as nominally independent members. The party's Organization Department is responsible for
900-583: The CPPCC to speak about the shortcomings of the CCP. However, those who did faced severe repercussions such as heavy criticism and or incarceration in labor camps in the subsequent Anti-Rightist Campaign . Along with most other institutions, the CPPCC was effectively decimated during the Cultural Revolution . It was revived during the First Session of its 5th National Committee between 24 February to 8 March 1974, during which Deng Xiaoping
950-579: The CPPCC, the relationship between the National Committee and the regional committees is one of guidance and not direct leadership. However, an indirect leadership exists via the United Front Work Department at each level. The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference typically holds a yearly meeting at the same time as plenary sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC). The CPPCC National Committee and NPC plenary sessions are collectively called
1000-473: The Chairperson's Council, which handles the day-to-day affairs of the Standing Committee and convences its sessions on an average of at least one committee session per month. The Council meetings coordinate work reports, review united front work, identify the issues to focus and highlight important ideological directions of the CCP. It also presides over the preparatory meeting of the first plenary session of
1050-2609: The Chinese Communist Party Head: Li Shulei General Administration of Press and Publication China Film Administration State Council Information Office China Daily Ministry of Culture and Tourism National Radio and Television Administration China Media Group China Central Television China Global Television Network China National Radio China Radio International Xinhua News Agency Reference News China News Service People's Daily Global Times China Today Censorship in China Radio jamming Overseas censorship of Chinese issues Media of China Internal media Publishing industry in China Internet in China Internet censorship Great Firewall Great Cannon Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission Director: Cai Qi Cyberspace Administration of China Director: Zhuang Rongwen Hong Kong Macau Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Leader: Ding Xuexiang HK & Macau Affairs Office Director: Xia Baolong Hong Kong Liaison Office Macau Liaison Office One country, two systems Special administrative regions Hong Kong Basic Law Chief Executive : John Lee Ka-chiu Hong Kong SAR Government Politics of Hong Kong Pro-Beijing camp Pro-democracy camp Independence movement Mainland & HK CEPA Macao Basic Law Chief Executive : Ho Iat-seng Macau SAR Government Politics of Macau Mainland & Macau CEPA Cross-Strait relations Cross-Strait relations Chinese Civil War One China Political status of Taiwan Republic of China on Taiwan Taiwan Area "Taiwan Province", PRC Taiwan independence movement Anti-Secession Law Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement Chinese unification Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs Leader: Xi Jinping Deputy Leader: Wang Huning Taiwan Affairs Office Director: Song Tao Association for Relations Across
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#17327582941831100-681: The Chinese Communist Party United front (China) Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Common Program The Common Program was the primary general policy document passed by the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in September 1949. The Common Program served as
1150-556: The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference contains several Special Committees, which are headed by the Standing Committee. The Special Committees generally have around sixty individual members, including a chairperson and ten or more vice chairs. Like the main Conference, the Special Committees include a wide range of deputies from the relevant sectors forming its membership. The CPPCC National Committee currently has 10 Special Committees organized similarly to that of
1200-1934: The Civil Law (to 2020) Civil Code (From 2021) Marriage Law Labour law Labour Law Labour Contract Law Property law Property Law Intellectual property law Patent law Administrative law Administrative Procedure Law Criminal law Capital punishment Capital offences Death sentence with reprieve Communist Party History Principal leaders Constitution & ideology Admission Oath (Article 6) Socialism with Chinese characteristics Communism Marxism–Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Deng Xiaoping Theory Primary stage of socialism Four Cardinal Principles Three Represents Scientific Outlook on Development Harmonious Socialist Society Xi Jinping Thought Chinese Dream Four Comprehensives Two Establishes and Two Safeguards Democracy Organization National Party Congress ( 20th ) Central Committee ( 20th ) General Secretary ( list ) Xi Jinping Central Politburo ( 20th ) Standing Committee ( 20th ) Central Secretariat ( 20th ) Central Military Commission Chairman : Xi Jinping Vice Chairmen : Zhang Youxia , He Weidong National Security Commission Chairman: Xi Jinping Vice-Chairman: Li Qiang , Zhao Leji , Cai Qi Office Chief: Cai Qi Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Commission Director: Xi Jinping Deputy Directors: Li Qiang , Wang Huning , Cai Qi Secretary-General: Wang Huning Financial & Economic Affairs Commission Director: Xi Jinping Deputy Director: Li Qiang Office Chief: He Lifeng General Office Director: Cai Qi Office of
1250-438: The Common Program prioritized ownership of the state-owned economy, although it also gave consideration to some private interests. It did not seek to eliminate capitalism as a whole, instead encouraging private enterprises viewed as beneficial to the national economy and sought to implement a mixed economy. In Article 26, the Common Program defines "development of production" as the primary goal intended to be achieved through
1300-718: The Communist Party of China will exist and develop for a long time to come." —Preamble of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China According to state media Xinhua News Agency , it is an "organization in the patriotic united front of the Chinese people". It continues that the CPPCC is neither a body of state power nor a policymaking organ, but a platform for "various political parties, people's organizations, and people of all ethnic groups and from all sectors of society" to participate in state affairs. As
1350-7499: The General Secretary Chief: Cai Qi Central Guard Bureau Central Guard Unit Office of the Central Secrecy Commission Organization Department Head: Li Ganjie Central Commission for Discipline Inspection ( 20th ) Standing Committee ( 20th ) Secretary : Li Xi Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission Secretary: Zhang Shengmin Central Leading Group for Inspection Work Leader: Li Xi Provincial committee Standing committee Secretary Deputy secretaries Party group National People's Congress ( 14th ) Elections Standing Committee ( 14th ) Council of Chairpersons Chairman : Zhao Leji Vice-Chairpersons Top-ranked: Li Hongzhong Secretary-General : Liu Qi Special Committees Ethnic Affairs Constitution and Law Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Financial and Economic Affairs Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Foreign Affairs Overseas Chinese Affairs Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Agriculture and Rural Affairs Social Development Affairs Presidium State representative President ( list ): Xi Jinping Presidential Office Chief: Cai Qi Vice President : Han Zheng Executive organ State Council (Central People's Government) Li Qiang Cabinet Premier ( list ): Li Qiang Vice-Premiers ( list ) Ding Xuexiang He Lifeng Zhang Guoqing Liu Guozhong State Councilors Wang Xiaohong Wu Zhenglong Shen Yiqin Secretary-General : Wu Zhenglong Cabinet-level departments National Development & Reform Commission Central bank National Audit Office General Office Secretary-General Deputy Secretaries-General State-owned Assets Supervision & Administration Commission most Central Enterprises Military organ Central Military Commission (CMC) Chairman ( supreme commander ): Xi Jinping Vice Chairmen : Zhang Youxia He Weidong Members: Liu Zhenli Miao Hua Zhang Shengmin Departments: General Office Director: Zhong Shaojun Joint Staff Dept. Chief : Liu Zhenli Political Work Dept. Director: Miao Hua Logistic Support Dept. Director: Zhang Lin Equipment Development Dept. Director: Xu Xueqiang Training and Administration Dept. Director: Wang Peng National Defense Mobilization Dept. Director: Liu Faqing Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary: Zhang Shengmin Politics and Legal Affairs Commission Science and Technology Commission Strategic Planning Office Reform & Organizational Structure Office Int'l Military Cooperation Office Audit Office Offices Administration Agency National armed forces: [REDACTED] People's Liberation Army Theater commands [REDACTED] People's Armed Police [REDACTED] China Coast Guard Militia State Council National Defense Mobilization Commission Chairman : Li Qiang Ministry of National Defense Minister : Dong Jun Ministry of Veterans Affairs State Administration for Sci., Tech. & Industry for National Defense Military history Armed conflicts Military modernization Military reform since 2015 CMC Leading Group for Military Reform Leader: Xi Jinping Supervisory organ National Supervisory Commission Director: Liu Jinguo Corruption in China Anti-corruption campaign since 2012 Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong) Commission Against Corruption (Macau) Judicial organs Supreme People's Court President : Zhang Jun People's Courts Judicial Police Supreme People's Procuratorate Procurator-General : Ying Yong People's Procuratorates Judicial Police Judiciary of Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Department of Justice Prosecutions Division Law enforcement in Hong Kong Disciplined Services Security Bureau Hong Kong Police Force Judiciary of Macau Court of Final Appeal Public Prosecutions Office Secretariat for Security Macau Security Force Unitary Police Services [ zh ] Public Security Police Judiciary Police [ zh ] United front Political Consultative Conference National Committee Chairman : Wang Huning Vice-Chairpersons Top-ranked: Shi Taifeng Secretary-General : Wang Dongfeng Political parties : CCP (ruling) United Front Work Department Head: Shi Taifeng RCCK CDL CNDCA CAPD CPWDP CZGP JS TDSL Historical parties: KMT CDSP YCP Federation of Industry and Commerce People's organizations Law enforcement CCP Central Politics and Law Commission Secretary: Chen Wenqing Ministry of Public Security Minister : Wang Xiaohong Public Security Organs People's Police State Immigration Administration Local public security bureaus Ministry of State Security Minister : Chen Yixin State Security Organs People's Police Ministry of Justice Minister : He Rong Judicial Administrative Organs People's Police Bureau of Prison Administration [ zh ] Office for Safeguarding National Security Urban Management (chengguan) Propaganda Central Leading Group for Propaganda, Ideology and Culture Leader: Cai Qi Deputy Leaders: Li Shulei , Shen Yiqin Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization Director: Cai Qi Deputy Director: Li Shulei Publicity Department of
1400-1473: The Minister of Science and Technology All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese 中华全国归国华侨联合会 12 October 1956 Wan Lijun July 1957 (age 67) CCP Overseas Chinese back from Japan All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots 中华全国台湾同胞联谊会 27 December 1981 Ji Bin August ;1966 (age 58) TDSL Taiwan-born politician All-China Youth Federation 中华全国青年联合会 4 May 1949 Xu Xiao August 1972 (age 52) CCP All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce 中华全国工商业联合会 October 1953 Gao Yunlong December 1958 (age 65) CNDCA Other people's organizations [ edit ] English name Chinese name Founded in/on Top leaders Name Birthdate Party Introduction China Federation of Literary and Art Circles 中国文学艺术界联合会 19 July 1949 Tie Ning September 1957 (age 67) CCP Famous writer, acting since 1975 China Writers Association 中国作家协会 23 July 1947 Tie Ning September 1957 (age 67) CCP Famous writer, acting since 1975 China Law Society 中国法学会 June 1949 Wang Chen December 1950 (age 73) CCP Former Vice Chairman of
1450-625: The NPC Standing Committee Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries 中国人民对外友好协会 3 May 1954 Yang Wanming March 1964 (age 60) CCP Former Chinese Ambassador to Brazil All-China Journalists Association 中华全国新闻工作者协会 February 1957 He Ping January 1957 (age 67) CCP Former President of the Xinhua News Agency China Council for
1500-498: The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference performs the duties of the CPPCC in between plenary sessions of the National Committee. It is responsible for all actions taken by the whole of the National Committee of the Conference or by individual deputies of it. According to the bylaw, the Chairman of the National Committee is Chairman of the Standing Committee ex officio . The National Committee of
1550-409: The National Committee. Like the National Committee, the regional committees serve for five year terms, have a chairperson, vice chairpersons and a secretary-general, convene plenary sessions at least once a year, and have a standing committee with similar functions. According to the CPPCC charter, the relationship between the National Committee and the local committees, as well as the relationship between
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1600-600: The People's Republic of China. From 1949 to 1954, the conference became the de facto legislature of the PRC. During this period, it issued nearly 3,500 laws, laying the foundations of the newly established PRC. In 1954, the Constitution transferred legislative functions to the National People's Congress. During the Hundred Flowers Campaign between 1956 and 1957, Mao Zedong encouraged members of
1650-964: The Promotion of International Trade 中国国际贸易促进委员会 May 1952 Ren Hongbin July ;1966 (age 58) CCP Former Vice Minister of Commerce China Disabled Persons' Federation 中国残疾人联合会 11 March 1988 Cheng Kai November 1964 (age 59–60) CCP Red Cross Society of China 中国红十字会总会 10 March 1904 Chen Zhu August 1953 (age 71) CPWDP Molecular biologist, former Minister of Health Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs 中国人民外交学会 15 December 1949 Wang Chao April 1960 (age 64) CCP China Soong Ching Ling Foundation 中国宋庆龄基金会 29 May 1982 Li Bin October ;1954 (age 70) CCP Former Minister of
1700-577: The Standing Committee: The People’s Political Consultative Daily (人民政协报) is the official newspaper of the National Committee of the CPPCC. In addition to the main National Committee, the CPPCC contains numerous regional committees at the provincial , prefecture , and county level. According to an old post in CPPCC's website, there were 3,164 local CPPCC committees at every level by the end of 2006, containing around 615,164 deputies elected in like manner as
1750-1428: The Taiwan Straits Foreign relations Central Foreign Affairs Commission Director: Xi Jinping Deputy Director: Li Qiang Secretary-General: Wang Yi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister : Wang Yi Spokespersons Diplomatic missions Diplomatic missions of China / in China Foreign aid from China / to China International Development Cooperation Agency Ministry of Commerce Exim Bank of China China Development Bank Belt and Road Initiative Silk Road Fund Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank BRICS New Development Bank Ministry of National Defense International Military Cooperation Office NPC Foreign Affairs Committee CCP International Department State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs Overseas Chinese Affairs Office Chinese nationality law Chinese passports ( Hong Kong ; Macau ) Visa requirements for Chinese citizens ( Hong Kong , Macau ) Visa policy of China ( Hong Kong ; Macau ) National Immigration Administration Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence Panda diplomacy Beijing Consensus Community of Common Destiny China and
1800-862: The United Nations China and the World Trade Organization Shanghai Cooperation Organisation China–Africa relations China–Arab relations China–Caribbean relations China–European Union relations China–Latin America relations China–Pacific relations China–Russia relations China–United States relations Related topics Administrative divisions Hukou system Family planning Ethnic minorities [REDACTED] China portal Other countries v t e People's organization
1850-571: The Way to Civil Society? . Routledge. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-134-22411-1 . Archived from the original on 2024-06-04 . Retrieved 2019-12-07 . ^ "The People" . China Media Project . 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04 . Retrieved 2023-10-04 . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=People%27s_organization&oldid=1227261298 " Categories : Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Organizations associated with
1900-437: The civil war, the CCP, on 1 May 1948, invited the other political parties, popular organizations and community leaders to form a new Political Consultative Conference to discuss a new state and new coalition government. In 1949, with the CCP having gained control of most of mainland China , they organized a "new" Political Consultative Conference in September, inviting delegates from various friendly parties to attend and discuss
1950-466: The establishment of a new state. This conference was then renamed the People's Political Consultative Conference. On 29 September 1949, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference unanimously adopted the Common Program as the basic political program for the country. The conference approved the new national anthem, flag, capital city, and state name, and elected the first government of
2000-636: The establishment of socialist relations of production . It states, "The basic principle for the economic construction of the People's Republic of China is ... to achieve the goal of developing production and a flourishing economy ... to promote the development of the entire society and economy." The Common Program addresses agriculture in Article 34, stating that "the People's Government should organize peasants and all labor power that can carry out agricultural work to ... [develop] agricultural production ... Every step of land reform should be integrated with
2050-2049: The local committee and lower-level committees is "one of guidance". The following regional committees are modeled after the National Committee with identical composition of deputies elected to them and are each supervised by regional level Standing Committees: People%27s organization Organizations part of the Chinese Communist Party's united front Politics of China [REDACTED] Leadership Leadership generations Succession of power Hu–Wen Administration (2002–2012) Xi–Li Administration (2012–2017) Xi Administration (since 2017) 4th Leadership Core : Xi Jinping 20th Party Politburo : Xi Jinping 14th State Council : Li Qiang Current state leaders Current provincial leaders Party and state leaders Orders of precedence Paramount leader : Xi Jinping First lady : Peng Liyuan Communist Party leader : Xi Jinping State representative : Xi Jinping Head of government : Li Qiang Congress Chairman : Zhao Leji Conference Chairman : Wang Huning Commander-in-chief : Xi Jinping Politburo Standing Committee longest-serving members Related systems Unified power Democratic centralism Collective leadership Organization Department Elections Civil service Constitution Law Constitution Previous constitutions 1954 1975 1978 "People's democratic dictatorship" (Article 1) Democratic centralism (Article 3) Constitutional oath of office (Article 27) Protection of human rights (Article 33) Freedom of religion (Article 36) Highest state organ of power (Article 57) Chinese legal system Civil law tradition Socialist law tradition Laws Legislation Law List of statutes General Principles of
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2100-512: The next National Committee. The CCP and the aligned minor parties are assigned deputies in the National Committee. Besides political parties, the NC-CPPCC has also deputies from various sectors of society in its ranks. Members include scientists, academics, writers, artists, retired government officials, and entrepreneurs, among other sectors. The parties and groups with elected deputies to the NC-CPPCC are as follows: The Standing Committee of
2150-494: The nomination of prospective deputies who are CCP members. The CPPCC provides a "seat" for the non-communist parties and so-called "patriotic democrats." The CPPCC also reserves seats for overseas delegates, as well as delegates from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Non-communist party members of the CPPCC are nominated by the party's United Front Work Department for appointment or election to the Conferfence. The conception of
2200-538: The non-communist parties as part of a coalition rather than an opposition is expressed in the PRC's constitutional principle of "political consultation and multiparty cooperation." In principle, the CCP is obliged to consult the others on all major policy issues. In the early 2000s, CPPCC members frequently petitioned the CCP Central Committee regarding socioeconomic, health, and environmental issues. "The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference,
2250-561: The number of business-oriented CPPCC members, many of whom saw the CPPCC as a way to network and communicate with officials in the party-state apparatus. When plans for the Sanxia (Three Gorges) Dam were revived by the CCP during the emphasis on the Four Modernizations during the early period of Reform and Opening Up , the CPPCC became a center of opposition to the project. It convened panels of experts who recommended delaying
2300-403: The primary organs through which the people would exercise state power. It stated that the National People's Congress was the highest body of state power. According to the Common Program, all state organs should practice democratic centralism . The Common Program described the primary task of the new government as eliminating feudal, compradorial , and fascist ideologies. Generally,
2350-478: The project. The CPPCC is the highest-ranking body in the united front system. It is the "peak united front forum, bringing together CCP officials and Chinese elites." According to Sinologist Peter Mattis, the CPPCC is "the one place where all the relevant actors inside and outside the party come together: party elders, intelligence officers, diplomats, propagandists, soldiers and political commissars, united front workers, academics, and businesspeople." In practice,
2400-474: The revival and development of agricultural production." Article 35 emphasized the development of heavy industry , such as mining, iron and steel, power, machinery, electrical industry, and the chemical industry "in order to build a foundation for the industrialization of the nation." Regarding China's foreign policy , Articles 54 and 56 state that China's foreign relations would be based on respect for mutual sovereignty. Researcher Zheng Qian compares
2450-407: Was elected as its chairman. New rules for the CPPCC were issued in 1983, which limited the proportion of CCP members to 40 percent. Since the beginning of economic reforms , the CPPCC increasingly focused on accommodating Hong Kong and Macau elites and attracting investment from overseas Chinese communities. A new "Economy Sector" was created inside the CPPCC in 1993, and the 1990s saw an increase in
2500-725: Was included in the Double Tenth Agreement . This agreement was implemented by the National Government of the Republic of China , who organized the first Political Consultative Assembly from 10 to 31 January 1946. Representatives of the Kuomintang, CCP, Chinese Youth Party , and China Democratic League , as well as independent delegates, attended the conference in Chongqing . After major successes in
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