The leadership of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top
advisory body, which features more new faces, is more streamlined
and represents broader walks of life.
Of
the 24 vice chairpersons of the 10th National Committee of the
CPPCC, 13 or 54.2 percent of the total are new faces. Of the 299
members of the Standing Committee of the top advisory body, 175 or
58.5 percent are newly elected.
The new leadership is younger as the average age of its chairman
and vice chairpersons is down 3.5 years from that in the previous
term. The average age of the Standing Committee members is down 2.2
years to 61.9 years old, with the youngest member only 37 years
old.
The new leadership represents a wider range of areas, with the
members coming from the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central
Committee, central and local governments, non-Communist parties,
the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and other
fields.
The eight non-Communist parties, which participate in and discuss
political and government affairs, have 128 members in the Standing
Committee of the 10th National Committee of the CPPCC, a figure
higher than the previous term, which points to a political
structure featuring multi-party cooperation and political
consultation under the leadership of the CPC.
Of
the 18 ethnic minorities each with a population of more than one
million, all have their representatives in the Standing Committee
of the 10th National Committee of the CPPCC.
(Xinhua News Agency March 14, 2003)
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