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First session of the 11th National People's Congress

People's Republic of China National People's Congress meeting

People's Republic of China National People's Congress meeting

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chinese第十一届全国人民代表大会第一次会议
pinyinDì-shíyī Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Dì-yīcì Huìyì
year2008
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pmeWen Jiabao
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| # = 11th | term-begin = 5 March | term-end = 18 March The first session of the 11th National People's Congress held its annual meeting from March 5 to March 18, 2008 in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, in conjunction with the 2008 Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

The 10-day plenum elected China's new government leaders. Up for confirmation for a second term were President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. The State Council went through important personnel and structural changes following the 17th Party Congress. Zeng Qinghong's Vice-Presidency came to an end and the position was taken by Xi Jinping. Three new Vice-Premiers were confirmed and took office, with rising star Li Keqiang ranking first in this group.

The session

Government Report

Premier Wen Jiabao delivered the government report on March 5, 2008, reviewing the work from the past five years. The main points that come out of the report were

  • Rebuilding of snowstorm hit areas in Southern China. Rebuild power, communications and water infrastructure in Hunan, Anhui, Guangdong, Sichuan and Hebei.
  • Control of inflation and maintain price stability for basic necessities, food and essential commodities.
  • Regulation of excessive investments in fixed assets.
  • Education reforms which include free nine years of education and education initiatives to assist with the rural regions.
  • Increase resources towards energy conservation, more efficient technologies and reduction of emissions.

State Council reform

A massive reform took place in China's cabinet, the State Council of the People's Republic of China. Several ministries were consolidated to form super ministries. The several "superministries"

New MinistryLegacy deptsAreas of ResponsibilityNew sub agencies reporting
Ministry of Industry and InformationNational Development and Research Commission (NDRC)
the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense
Ministry of Information Industry
State Council Information Office
State Tobacco Monopoly BureauInternet
Mobile Telecom
Landline Telecom
Postal Services
Internet Security
State Postal Bureau
Ministry of Human Resources and Social SecurityMinistry of Personnel
Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Employment
Social ServicesState Bureau of Civil Servants
Ministry of Environmental ProtectionState Environmental Protection AdministrationEnvironmental Protection
Enforcementn/a
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural ConstructionMinistry of ConstructionHousing
Rural
Urbann/a
Ministry of TransportMinistry of Communications
Civil Aviation Administration of ChinaRoad Transport
Air Transport
Water safety and ShippingState Civil Aviation Bureau

The State Council also created the National Energy Commission which oversaw national energy strategy, security and development. While the National Development and Reform Commission continued to control the administration and regulation of the energy sector. The People's Bank of China increased its coordination role between all the financial executive agencies, namely the National Development and Reform Commission and the Finance ministry.

Premier's Press Conference

Premier Wen Jiabao held a press conference on March 18, 2008. He introduced the new Vice-Premiers, Li Keqiang, Hui Liangyu, Zhang Dejiang and Wang Qishan. Wen addressed the direction of the government in the next five years. He also addressed the ongoing Tibetan protests. Wen asserted that the Dalai Lama was "masterminding" the protests in Tibet. Wen said that 2008 could be a very difficult year for the Chinese economy because of both international and domestic reasons.

Voting results

Main article: List of voting results of the National People's Congress

State positions

NPCSC Chairman ElectionNPCSC Secretary-general ElectionCandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstainPresidential ElectionVice-Presidential ElectionCandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstainCMC Chairmanship ElectionPremiership NominationCandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstainSupreme Court President ElectionProcurator-general ElectionCandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstain
Wu Bangguo [[File:Check mark.svg18px]]2,94899Li Jianguo [[File:Check mark.svg18px]]2,932258
Hu Jintao [[File:Check mark.svg18px]]2,95635Xi Jinping [[File:Check mark.svg18px]]2,9192817
Hu Jintao [[File:Check mark.svg18px]]2,95944Wen Jiabao [[File:Check mark.svg18px]]2,9262112
Wang Shengjun [[File:Check mark.svg18px]]2,8853644Cao Jianming [[File:Check mark.svg18px]]2,9331617
  • No other candidates formally stood for these positions, although votes were cast for other write-in candidates.

Resolutions

TopicForAgainstAbstainRate
Premier Wen Jiabao's Government Work Report2,885321298.50%
State Council Institutional Reform Plan2,7441179992.70%
Report on the Implementation of the 2007 National Economic and Social Development Plan and the 2008 Draft Plan2,7471255593.85%
Report on the Execution of the Central and Local Budgets for 2007 and on the Draft Central and Local Budgets for 20082,46236210284.14%
Chairman Wu Bangguo's NPCSC Work Report2,846572397.27%
Chief Justice Wang Shengjun's Supreme People's Court Work Report2,28752112078.11%
Procurator-General Jia Chunwang's Supreme People's Procuratorate Work Report2,27051414277.58%

Notes

References

  1. (21–22 March 2008 ). "China's Cabinet sets tasks for new term".
  2. Clark, Robert. (12 March 2008). "Beijing Unveils Plans for Telecom Super-Ministry". Questex, LLC.
  3. Callick, Rowan. (13 March 2008). "Beijing opens green super-ministry / Beijing makes room for green super-ministry". The Australian.
  4. Buckley, Chris. (11 March 2008). "UPDATE 2-China "super-ministry" plan faces super hurdles".
  5. Bodeen, Christopher. (15 March 2008). "Hu Jintao Re-Elected As China President".
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