Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Friday, March 04, 2016

Chinese legislature meets

Imagine 3,000 legislators meeting for a week to carry out a year's worth of government business. No filibusters, please.

Q. and A.: How China’s National People’s Congress Works

The annual session of China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress, is a carefully crafted pageant intended to convey the image of a transparent, responsive government. While the congress is often dismissed as a rubber stamp, the session can provide important clues to the government’s priorities.

NPC Delegates

Here’s what you need to know about the session, which opens in Beijing on Saturday.

Q. Does the congress have any real power?

Q. So what should you watch for?

Q. What will happen this year?

Q. How much debate is there?

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