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The Central Administrative System

The central administrative system in the People's Republic of China includes central administrative bodies that come under the system of the National People's Congress, and the leadership of the central administrative bodies over local administrative bodies at various levels.

This system refers to a series of regulations and practices in regard to the composition, system, authority, and activities of the state administrative bodies.

The central administrative body is the State Council (国务院) of the People's Republic of China.

The State Council is the highest administrative body of the state.

Administrative leadership system

1. The administrative power of the State Council over the whole country

The State Council, or the Central People's Government, of the People's Republic of China is the executive body of the highest tier of state power and the highest tier of state administration.

The State Council exercises unified leadership over local state administrative bodies at various levels throughout the country. It regulates the specific division of power and function of state administrative bodies at the central, provincial, autonomous regional, and municipal levels.

2. The system of leadership responsibility

(1) The responsibility of the Premier of the State Council

1) The Premier assumes overall responsibility for the work of the State Council and is responsible to the NPC and its Standing Committee on behalf of the State Council.

The Vice Premiers and State Councilors assist the Premier in his work. Together with the Secretary-general, Ministers, and the Auditor-general, they are responsible to the Premier.

2) The Premier has the final decision making power on all major issues in the work of the State Council.

3) The Premier has the power to suggest to the NPC and its Standing Committee to appoint or remove the Vice Premiers, State Councilors, Ministers, the Auditor-general, and the Secretary-general.

4) Decisions, decrees, and administrative rules and regulations promulgated by the State Council, and bills and suggestions of appointments and removals submitted by the State Council to the NPC and its Standing Committee are legally valid only after the Premier has signed them.

(2) The responsibility of ministers of the State Council

The ministers assume overall responsibility for the work of the ministries and commissions.

Ministers direct the work of their respective ministries and commissions, convene and preside over ministerial meetings or general and executive meetings of the commissions, and sign important reports to the State Council and decrees and directives issued to lower levels.

(3) The responsibility of leaders of local people's governments

Local people's governments at various levels exercise the responsibility system of the provincial governor, autonomous regional chairman, mayor, prefect, county governor, district governor, town, and township head.

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