The 10th
National People's Congress
The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China.
With 2, ...
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plenary session
A plenary session or plenum is a session of a conference which all members of all parties are to attend. Such a session may include a broad range of content, from keynotes to panel discussions, and is not necessarily related to a specific styl ...
s in this period. There were 2,984 deputies to this Congress. It succeeded the
9th National People's Congress
The 9th National People's Congress () was in session from 1998 to 2003. It held five plenary sessions in this period. It followed the final session of the 8th National People's Congress. There were 2,979 deputies to this Congress.
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The 1st Session
The Congress held its first plenary session from March 5–18, 2003 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Election results
Elections to the Congress were held fron October 2002 to February 2003, the first including deputies representing Macau. These deputies elected the following:
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Communist Party of China
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...
(中国共产党)
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Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang
The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK), also commonly known, especially when referenced historically, as the Left Kuomintang or Left Guomindang, is one of the eight legally recognised minor political parties in the Peo ...
(民革)
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China Democratic League (民盟)
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China Democratic National Construction Association (民建)
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China Association for Promoting Democracy (民进)
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Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (农工民主党)
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Zhigongdang of China (中国致公党)
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Jiusan Society (九三学社)
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Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
The Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (TDSL), also known by its Chinese abbreviation Taimeng ( zh , s = 台盟 , t = 臺盟 ), is one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties in the People's Republic of China that are m ...
(台盟)
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The 2nd Session
The Congress held its second annual meeting from March 5–14, 2004 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The 3rd Session
The Congress held its third annual meeting from March 5–14, 2005 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The 4th Session
The Congress held its fourth annual meeting from March 5–15, 2006 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The 5th Session
The Congress held its fifth annual meeting from March 5 to March 15, 2007, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
References
External links
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Official website of the NPC
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National People's Congresses
2003 in China