Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress () is one of nine special committees of the National People's Congress (NPC), the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. The special committee was created during the first session of the 6th National People's Congress in June 1983, and has existed for every National People's Congress since.

Composed of a chairman, a number of vice-chairmen, and several members, the Foreign Affairs Committee is responsible for reviewing and deliberating on proposed legislation regarding foreign affairs including the signing or abrogation of treaties and agreements with other nations for delivery to the NPC, reviewing and replying to inquiries submitted by the NPC regarding foreign affairs, communicate with foreign counterparts, make statements for major issues related to Chinese foreign affairs, present briefings to relevant departments on international issues, and all other tasks given it by the National People's Congress.

Membership

+RoleEnglish nameChinese nameBackgroundChairwomanFu YingMinistry of Foreign AffairsVice-ChairmanChi WanchunPLA political commissarVice-ChairmanLiu XiaojiangPLAN political commissarVice-ChairmanXiu FujinVice-ChairmanWang XiaochuTelecomVice-ChairwomanZhao ShaohuaTelecomVice-ChairmanCao WeizhouInternational Liaison DepartmentVice-ChairwomanZhao BaigeRed Cross SocietyVice-ChairmanChen FengxiangInternational Liaison DepartmentVice-ChairmanGuo LeiAcademicianMemberMa ZehuaMemberWang SongheGeneral Administration of CustomsMemberLi YihuUniversity deanMemberYang JiantingPLA political commissarMemberChen XiaogongPLAAFMemberGao ZhiguoITLOSMemberJing WenchunPLAAFMemberLu JianpingCCP Propaganda DepartmentSource: NPC Foreign Affairs Official Website Congress Chairperson 6th National People's Congress Geng Biao (耿飚) 7th National People's Congress Liao Hansheng (廖汉生) 8th National People's Congress Zhu Liang (朱良) 9th National People's Congress Zeng Jianhui (曾建徽) 10th National People's Congress Jiang Enzhu (姜恩柱) 11th National People's Congress Li Zhaoxing (李肇星) 12th National People's Congress Fu Ying (傅莹) 13th National People's Congress Zhang Yesui (张业遂) 14th National People's Congress Lou Qinjian (娄勤俭)

See also Committee of Foreign Affairs, CPPCC NC counterpart

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