Abstract
As part of a party-state authoritarian regime, China’s National People’s Congresses (NPC) has been criticized for their minimal function as a ‘rubber stamp’. Deputies are not freely elected but chosen based on their political stature. As such, the education and training system of China’s NPC is fundamentally different from the ones in democratic polities. This chapter will first describe the structure of China’s parliament and the electoral system of the NPC. The second part will illustrate roles and duties expected from the deputies. Part three will delineate the unique education and training system and, in the final section, efforts will be made to evaluate and assess the training program.
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There are eight ‘democratic parties’ in China: The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Guomintang, China Democratic League, China Democratic National Construction Association, China Association for Promoting Democracy, Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, China Zhi Gong Party (Public Interest Party), Jiu San (September 3rd) Society, Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League.
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Chao, Cm., Chang, CC. (2016). Education and Training in China’s National People’s Congress. In: Lewis, C., Coghill, K. (eds) Parliamentarians’ Professional Development. Public Administration, Governance and Globalization, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24181-4_10
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