APPENDIX A
Government Structure of the People’s Republic of China1
Exhibits A.1 and A.2 are representations of the Chinese government’s structure and the key ministries, commissions, and organizations under the state council.
Exhibit A.1 Government Structure
Exhibit A.2 Key Ministries, Commissions, and Organizations under the State Council
CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY (
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The Central Committee is the highest authority within the Communist Party of China and is elected by members of the National Party Congress. It has no fixed size but it is typically made up of about 300 members and nominally appoints the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. It is an important body that contains the leading figures of the party, state, and army.
POLITBURO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA (
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The power within the politburo is centralized in the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China. The power of the Politburo resides largely in the fact that its members generally simultaneously hold positions within the People’s Republic of China state government and ...
