natpconghistory of arabian peninsula.ppt

great book must read

1. National People’s Congress
a ``rubber stamp”?

2. Great Hall of the People
•NPC meets in Beijing every year

3. Power Relationship
CCP Politburo
National PC State Council

4. Replicated at lower levels
Local party committee
local PC local government

6. Electoral Reforms in 1979
Eligible votersTownship PC
Eligible votersCounty PC
County or district PC’sCity PC
City PC’sProvincial PC
Provincial PC’sNational PC
Elected byPeople’s Congresses

7. 5th National PC (1978 – 1982)
•rehabilitation of cadres who had been
purged during the Cultural Revolution
•retirement of elders to the Standing
Committee

8. 6th National PC (1983 – 1987)
•under a new Constitution
–1982
•Peng Zhen
–Chair of the 6th NPC Standing
Committee
–1983 – 1987
–a member of the CCP
Politburo but not in the
Politburo Standing Committee

9. 7th National PC (1988 – 1992)
•Wan Li
–Chair of the 7th NPC Standing Committee
–not in the CCP Politburo Standing Committee
•The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
–April 1990

11. Dissensions during 7th NPC
•In April 1989, 40.1% of NPC delegates
abstained or voted against the draft law to
delegate Shenzhen special legislative
authority

12. Before and After Tian’anmen
•About a third of the NPC Standing
Committee signed a petition to reconsider
the state council’s order to impose martial
law in Beijing in June 1989.
•The NPC Standing Committee voted down
the first draft of a highly restrictive law on
public demonstrations proposed by the
Ministry of Public Security after
Tian’anmen.

13. Dissensions during 7th NPC
•In April 1992, 32.9% of NPC delegates
abstained or voted against the Three
Gorges project

14. 8th National PC (1993 – 1997)
•Qiao Shi
–Chair of the 8th NPC Standing Committee
–No. 3 in the CCP Politburo Standing
Committee

15. 9th National PC (1998 – 2002)
•Li Peng
–Chair of the 9th NPC Standing Committee
–No. 2 in the CCP Politburo Standing
Committee

16. 13th & 14th NPC (2018 - 2028)
•NPC Standing Committee Chair:
–Li ZhanShu (2018-2023) & Zhao LeJi (2023-)
–Politburo Standing Committee (No. 3)
–close associates of Xi
•14 Vice-chairs
•159 Members
•nomenklatura

17. Urban vs. Rural Representation
•1953 electoral law
–urban representation 8 times that of rural
representation
•1995 revision
–urban representation 4 times that of rural
representation
•2010 revision
–equal representation

18. Underrepresented Groups
•Workers and farmers
–17% in the 14th NPC in 2023
–13% in the 12th NPC in 2013
–8% in the 11th NPC in 2008
•Women
–27% in the 13th NPC in 2023
–23% in the 12th NPC in 2013
–21% in the 11th NPC in 2008

19. Overrepresented Groups
•Party and government cadres
–33% in the 14th NPC in 2023
–42% in the 11th NPC in 2008
•Professional and technical personnel
–20% in the 12th NPC in 2013
–19% in the 11th NPC in 2008
•Minority nationalities (15% of deputies)
•People’s Liberation Army (9% of deputies)

20. 10 Special Committees in NPC
•Constitution and Law Committee
•Finance and Economy Committee
•Supervisory and Judicial Committee
•Education, Science, Culture, and Public
Health Committee
•Agriculture and Rural Committee
•Foreign Affairs Committee
–etc.