In the People's Republic of China, politics functions within a socialist state framework based on the system of people's congress under the leadership of the Communist Party China (CPC), with the National People's Congress (NPC) functioning as the highest organ of state power and only branch of government per the principle of unified power.

Jul 2, 2024 · As Congress has intensified its focus on China in the context of U.S.-China strategic competition, Members have increasingly sought to legislate and conduct oversight on matters that require an understanding of the PRC political system. Select features of that system are introduced below. The Party-State.

Oct 6, 2022 · The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of modern China, officially known as the People’s Republic of China. The CCP has maintained a political monopoly ...

Mar 6, 2025 · China will ‘help bridge the technological divide’, spokesman for top legislature says in remarks ahead of annual NPC. As US imposes further tariffs and suspends Ukraine aid, NPC spokesman says...

Mar 12, 2025 · 2. China pledges to spend more an hour before Donald Trump promises to cut back 3. 8 takeaways from China’s top diplomat Wang Yi at the ‘two sessions’

4 days ago · American political scientists and historians who study China say they see more parallels today between their area of study, Chinese politics, and their own country, the United States, than ever ...

May 10, 2024 · As much as any other single development, China’s rise over the past two decades has remade the landscape of global politics. Beginning with its entry into the World Trade Organization in...

This product helps decode the “black box” of Chinese politics through interactive visualizations and explainer essays that map the Chinese government’s formal institutions, informal networks, key decision-makers, and major policy trends.

4 days ago · China adopted a new, more militant foreign policy that can be traced most clearly to Mao’s statement during a Moscow trip in November 1957 that the “East wind prevails over the West wind,” which implied a return to militant struggle.

Mar 3, 2025 · China’s annual major political event gets underway this week, bringing together the nation’s top leaders and thousands of provincial leaders to endorse decisions already made by the all ...