Governance in China

摘要

The organisation of governance in China is markedly different from that of modern Western-style democracies. It has more in common with the governance of the Roman Republic with its divided powers than the relatively simple, linear hierarchical structure in Canada, for example. The National People's Congress (NPC) is elected by universal adult franchise. It meets every five years approximately. It has the power to elect the President (Eu Jintao was appointed on March 15), Vice President (Zeng Qinghong), the Chairman of the Military Commission (Jiang Zemin), the President of the Supreme Court and the Procurator General. The NPC has the power to enact and amend law and the Constitution.