CPPCC composition(3)

Relationship between CPPCC Committees at Higher and Lower Levels

The CPPCC committees at higher levels give guidance to those at lower levels in the following main ways:
　　　　　　1. The leading members of the committees at lower levels observe the plenary sessions , standing committee meetings and other important working meetings of those at higher levels ;
　　　　　　2. The committees at higher levels hold meetings to share experience, and other meetings at regular and irregular intervals;
　　　　　　3. Chairpersons, vice-chairpersons and other leading members of the committees at higher levels make inspection tours of the committees at lower levels and provide guidance;
　　　　　　4. The committees at higher levels run training courses at regular and irregular intervals, in which the leadership, members and staff of those at lower levels receive training in respective periods and groups;
　　　　　　5. A complete information network has been set up to increase communication between the committees at higher and lower levels; and;
　　　　　　6. The committees at higher levels invite those at lower levels to conduct investigations and studies of important issues.

Groups participating in the CPPCC

The CPPCC consists of different groups, the nature of which is constantly adjusted along with changes in the domestic situation and economic and social structures .
　　　　　　There are 34 groups represtented in the Eleventh CPPCC National Committee, as follows:
　　　　　　1. The Communist Party of China (CPC);
　　　　　　2. The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang;
　　　　　　3. The China Democratic League;
　　　　　　4. The China Democratic National Construction Association;
　　　　　　5. The China Association for Promoting Democracy;
　　　　　　6. The Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party;
　　　　　　7. The China Zhi Gong Party;
　　　　　　8. The Jiu San Society;
　　　　　　9. The Taiwan Democratic Self-government League;
　　　　　　10. Personages without party affiliation;
　　　　　　11. The Communist Youth League of China;
　　　　　　12. The All-China Federation of Trade Unions;
　　　　　　13. The All-China Women's Federation;
　　　　　　14. The All-China Youth Federation;
　　　　　　15. The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce;
　　　　　　16. The China Association for Science and Technology;
　　　　　　17. The All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots;
　　　　　　18. The All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese;
　　　　　　19. Literature and art Circles;
　　　　　　20. Science and technology Circles;
　　　　　　21. Social sciences Circles;
　　　　　　22. Economicsv Circles;
　　　　　　23. Agriculture Circles;
　　　　　　24. Education Circles;
　　　　　　25. Sports Circles;
　　　　　　26. Press and publication Circles;
　　　　　　27. Medicine and health Circles;
　　　　　　28. The group for friendship with foreign countries;
　　　　　　29. The group for welfare and social security;
　　　　　　30. Ethnic minorities;
　　　　　　31. Religious bodies;
　　　　　　32. Specially invited figures from Hong Kong;
　　　　　　33. Specially invited figures from Macao; and
　　　　　　34. Other specially invited figures

CPPCC Members

CPPCC members are selected through consultation and recommendation. The Standing Committee decides through consultation on the number of members and the candidates for each CPPCC National Committee after they are examined and approved by the Chair's Council of the preceding CPPCC National Committee.
　　　　　　CPPCC members are personages who represent all areas and sectors of society in China, have social influence and are capable of participating in the deliberation and administration of state affairs.
　　　　　　CPPCC members are required to maintain close ties with the people, to get acquainted with and report the people's desires and demands and to attend meetings and participate in activities organized by the CPPCC committees of which they are members.

CPPCC members enjoy the following democratic rights - the right to vote, elect and stand for election at the sessions of their committees, to make suggestions and criticisms concerning the work of their committees, to fully air their opinions and participate in discussions of national policies and principles and important local affairs at the sessions and through their committees, to make suggestions and criticisms concerning the work of personnel in government departments, to report and expose violations of discipline or laws and participate in the investigations and checks of such violations, to freely declare their resignation from their committees, and request reconsideration if they are subject to the punishment of warning or dismissal from their membership. CPPCC committees shall protect their members' democratic rights to perform their duties according to the law.
　　　　　　CPPCC members have the duty to abide by and carry out the Charter of the CPPCC and resolutions adopted at the meetings of their committees.
　　　　　　The Eleventh CPPCC National Committee has a total of 2,237 members, of whom 895, or 39.99 percent, are CPC members, and 1,342, or 60.01 percent, non-CPC members. There are 393 women members, accounting for 17.6 percent. There are members representing all China,s 56 ethnic groups. In addition, among the members are leaders from all of China's major religious groups, compatriots from Taiwan, celebrities from all walks of life in Hong Kong and Macao, experts who are Chinese citizens of foreign descent and representative figures of new social strata that are emerging in the process of social change.