State Council of the PRC
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中华人民共和国国务院 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn |
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| Formed | 27 September 1954 |
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Executive branch of the central government Executive body of the National People's Congress Highest organ of State administration |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the People's Republic of China |
| Headquarters | State Council Hall, Zhongnanhai, Beijing |
| Motto | "Serve the People" |
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| Website | English.gov.cn |
| State Council of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国国务院 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國國務院 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Chinese People('s) Republic State Affair(s) Court | ||||||
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| State Council (commonly used abbreviation) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 国务院 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國務院 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | State Affair(s) Court | ||||||
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| Central People's Government (Constitutional synonym) |
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| Chinese | 中央人民政府 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Central People('s) Government | ||||||
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The State Council, constitutionally synonymous with the Central People's Government since 1954 (particularly in relation to local governments), is the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China. It is chaired by the premier and includes the heads of each cabinet-level executive departments. Currently, the council has 35 members: the premier, one executive vice premier, three other vice premiers, five state councilors (of whom two are also ministers), and 25 additional ministers and chairs of major agencies. In the politics of the People's Republic of China, the Central People's Government forms one of three interlocking branches of power, the others being the Communist Party of China and the People's Liberation Army. The State Council directly oversees the various subordinate People's Governments in the provinces, and in practice maintains membership with the top levels of the Communist Party of China.
The State Council meets every six months. Between meetings it is guided by a Standing Committee that meets weekly. The standing committee includes the premier, one executive vice premier, three vice premiers, and five other state councilors (normally one of whom serves as Secretary-General of the State Council, and two of whom concurrently serve as ministers).
The vice-premiers and state councilors are nominated by the premier, and appointed by the president with National People's Congress' (NPC) approval. Incumbents may serve two successive five-year terms.
Each vice premier oversees certain areas of administration. Each State Councilor performs duties as designated by the Premier. The secretary-general heads the General Office which handles the day-to-day work of the State Council. The secretary-general has relatively little power and should not be confused with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
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