What is State Council of the People's Republic of China?
The '''State Council''' is the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] of the [[People's Republic of China]]. Currently, the council has 35 members: the [[Premier of China|premier]], four vice premiers, five state councilors (of whom two are also ministers), and 25 additional ministers and chairs of major agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/articles/2010/0517_china_cabinet_members_li/0517_china_cabinet_members_li.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-date=2011-10-24 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20111024005715/http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/articles/2010/0517_china_cabinet_members_li/0517_china_cabinet_members_li.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Constitution of China|Constitutionally]], the State Council is the same as the '''Central People's Government''' since 1954 (particularly in relation to local governments). In the [[politics of China]], the Central People's Government forms one of three interlocking branches of power, the others being the [[Communist Party of China]] and the [[People's Liberation Army]]. The State Council directly oversees the various subordinate People's Governments in the provinces, and in practice maintains membership with the top levels of the [[Communist Party of China]]. {{seealso|Political problems of China}} ==References== {{notelist}} {{Reflist}} {{politics-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Political organizations in the People's Republic of China]]