Portal:Government of China

The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest power of the state by law. It makes national laws, changes the constitution, supervises all other governmental organs and elect their leaders. Its standing committee (NPCSC) makes and interprets laws when the NPC is not in session.

Related portals: Law of China

The President is a ceremonial role who signs orders and approve laws after they have been passed in the National People's Congress or its standing committee. In recent times, the President is also the chairman of the Central Military Commission and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.

Child portals: Orders of the President of the People's Republic of China

The State Council, also called the Central People's Government, is the cabinet of the Chinese government. It is led by the Premier, who is China's head of government. Under the State Council are functional departments with specific portfolios, such as health, environment, and culture, that can make departmental rules and other forms of regulation.

Documents

 * Agreement on Trade and Intercourse between the Tibet Region of China and India (17 August 1954)
 * Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Territorial Sea (1958)
 * Regulation of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on Import and Export of Articles by Diplomatic Missions and Their Members in China (1 December 1986)
 * Declaration on Territorial Sea (1990)
 * Provisions of the State Council concerning the encouragement of investment in developing Hainan Island (1991)
 * Interpretation by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Regarding the First Paragraph of Article 294 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (28 April 2002)
 * Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools (1 September 2003)
 * 2004 Min San Ta Zi No. 5 (24 August 2004)
 * Law of the People's Republic of China on Civil Servants (2005) (27 April 2005)
 * CCP-KMT Communique 2005 (29 April 2005)
 * Agreement on Consular Relations Between Japan and The People's Republic of China (24 October 2008)
 * Report on the Work of the Supreme People's Court,2014 (10 March 2014)
 * Interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (7 November 2016)
 * China's Policies and Practices on Protecting Freedom of Religious Belief (4 April 2018)
 * Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between The People's Republic of China and The Dominican Republic (May 2018)
 * Law of the People's Republic of China on Civil Servants (29 December 2018)
 * China's National Defense in the New Era (July 2019)
 * Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Conferment of National Medals and Honorary Titles (17 September 2019)
 * Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between The People's Republic of China and Solomon Islands (September 2019)
 * Economic and Trade Agreement Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China (15 January 2020)
 * Explanations on the Draft Decision of the National People's Congress on Improving the Electoral System of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2021)
 * Proclamation of the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China on the Indefinite Suspension of All Activities under China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue (2021)
 * The State of Democracy in the United States
 * Joint Communiqué on the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Nicaragua (2021)
 * Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapon States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races (2021)
 * The American Genocide of the Indians—Historical Facts and Real Evidence (2022)
 * Fact Sheet on the National Endowment for Democracy (2022)
 * Fact Sheet: Cooperation Between China and Pacific Island Countries (2022)
 * Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on Strengthening Blockchain Application in the Judicial Field (2022)
 * Chinese FM makes remarks on U.S. violation of China's sovereignty (2022)
 * Joint Press Release of the 16th Round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting (2022)
 * Fact Check: Lies on Xinjiang-related Issues Versus the Truth
 * What's False and What's True on China-related Human Rights Matters
 * Reality Check of US Unilateral Demand for China to Close Consulate-General in Houston
 * Reality Check of US Allegations Against China on COVID-19
 * Reality Check: Falsehoods in US Perceptions of China
 * Six Things You Need to Know about the National Security Legislation for Hong Kong SAR
 * Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian's remarks on Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
 * China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis, 24 Feb 2023