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State Council of the People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国国务院

China's central people's government and a primary institutional source for administrative regulations, State Council measures and central administrative policy.

Official website Legal Guides/Administrative Public Law
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Institution typeOfficial source JurisdictionNationwide (PRC)
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01Position in the system

State Council of the People's Republic of China

China's central people's government and a primary institutional source for administrative regulations, State Council measures and central administrative policy.

What it doesDirects national administrative work, adopts administrative regulations and decisions within its authority, and oversees ministries, commissions and other State Council bodies.
When it mattersUse this record for administrative regulations, institutional reform documents, State Council measures and questions about the central administrative hierarchy.
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Nationwide (PRC) Use this record for administrative regulations, institutional reform documents, State Council measures and questions about the central administrative hierarchy.

03Official resources

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