China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), will deliberate on the list of nominee for chairman of the State Central Military Commission (CMC), according to a decision of by the presidium of the NPC session Thursday.
The name of the nominee has not been revealed, but it is widely expected that President Hu Jintao, who succeeded Jiang Zemin as chairman of the CMC of the Communist Party of China last September, would take over the State CMC chairmanship.
The China's top legislature will also deliberate on the list of nominees for members of the NPC Standing Committee. The list was also adopted by the presidium Thursday.
The election of the State CMC chairman and the by-election of members of the NPC Standing Committee will take place this coming Sunday, according to the schedule of the meeting.
Also on Thursday, the presidium adopted a revised edition of the draft Anti-Secession Law, and decided to put the revised edition before NPC deputies for further deliberation.
The NPC Law Committee amended on Thursday the draft law after careful study of the views of deputies and the opinions formed at the 13th session of NPC Standing Committee at the end of last year. The committee also scrutinized the draft law article by article, according to a source with the presidium.
The presidium adopted a resolution Thursday to accept a revised report on the work of government before submitting it for further deliberation and final approval. China's cabinet, the State Council, made 21 modifications, including eight major ones, to the government work report according to proposals of NPC deputies.
(Xinhua News Agency March 11, 2005)
