The Great Hall of the People is a state building located at the western edge of Tiananmen Square in Xicheng, Beijing. It is used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the government of the People's Republic of China and the ruling Chinese Communist Party. The People's Great Hall functions as the meeting place for the full sessions of the National People's Congress, the Chinese legislature, which occurs every year during March along with the national session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a political advisory body. It is also the meeting place of the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which, since the 12th conference in 1982, has occurred once every five years and the party's Central Committee which meets approximately once a year.
The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a constituent department of the State Council, responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs throughout the country. The Ministry of Education acts as the predominant funder of national universities and colleges in China. The ministry also accredits tertiary institutions, degree curriculum, and school teachers of the country.
Bank of Beijing Co., Ltd. is an urban commercial bank based in Beijing, China. According to the bank, most of the revenue came from Beijing, despite that the banking group had more than half of the branches located outside the direct-controlled municipality. Beijing Municipal People's Government and the Netherlands-based multinational bank ING Bank were the major shareholders of the bank.
The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, also known as the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, is the final resting place of Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party from 1943 and the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1945 until his death in 1976.
Guo Jinlong is a Chinese politician, who served as the Vice Chairman of the Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization, and was a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. Between 2008 and 2012 Guo served as the Mayor of Beijing, and Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Beijing between 2012 and 2017. As the Mayor of Beijing during the 2008 Olympics, Guo served as the executive chairman of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG).
Li Shenglin, a native of Nantong, Jiangsu Province, is a Chinese politician. He has, since 2013, served as the Chair of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress. He was the Minister of Transport from December 2005 to July 2012.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs the cabinet-level executive department of the State Council of China which is responsible for social and administrative affairs. It is the 10th-ranked department in the State Council. It was founded in its current form in May 1978, and the current minister is Lu Zhiyuan.
Ying Yong is a Chinese politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
"Beijing" is from pinyin Běijīng, which is romanized from 北京, the Chinese name for this city. The pinyin system of transliteration was approved by the Chinese government in 1958, but little used until 1979. It was gradually adopted by various news organizations, governments, and international agencies over the next decade.
Beijing Daily is the official newspaper of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Founded on October 1, 1952, it has since 2000 been owned by the Beijing Daily Group, which also runs eight other newspapers. It has a circulation of about 400,000 per day, making it one of the most widely circulated newspapers in the city.
The General Agency for Offices Administration of the Central Military Commission is a first-level functional agency under the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China. It was founded on January 11, 2016, under Xi Jinping's military reforms.
Wang Xiaohong is a Chinese politician who has been serving as the Minister of Public Security of China since June 2022 and State Councilor of China since March 2023.
Xi'an University of Technology is a provincial public comprehensive university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. The university is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Shaanxi Provincial Government.
Yin Yong is a Chinese banker and politician who is the mayor of Beijing, in office since 28 October 2022. Previously, he served as deputy party secretary of Beijing, vice mayor of Beijing, and vice governor of People's Bank of China.
The Shanghai Municipal People's Government is the local administrative agency of Shanghai. It is officially elected by the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress and is formally responsible to the SMPC and its Standing Committee. The municipal government is headed by a mayor, currently Gong Zheng. Under the country's Leninist system, the mayor is subordinate to the secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the municipal committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing. The committee secretary is the highest ranking post in the city. The current secretary is Yin Li, a member of the CCP Politburo, who succeeded Cai Qi on 13 November 2022.
Gu Xiaoyuan is a former Chinese politician and university administrator. As of October 2022 she was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. Previously she served as party secretary of Beijing International Studies University.
The Zhejiang Provincial People's Government is the provincial administrative agency of Zhejiang. It is officially elected by the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress and is formally responsible to the ZPPC and its Standing Committee. The provincial government is headed by a governor, currently Wang Hao. Under the country's one-party system, the governor is subordinate to the secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Beijing Municipal People's Congress (BMPC) Is the local people's congress of Beijing. With 774 members in 2023, BMPC is the elected council of Beijing that oversees the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The BMPC is elected for a term of five years. It holds annual sessions every spring, usually lasting from 5 to 7 days. Between these annual sessions, the functions of the BMPC are handled by its permanent body, the Standing Committee.
The Chongqing Municipal People's Government is the local administrative agency of Chongqing. It is officially elected by the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress and is formally responsible to the CMPC and its Standing Committee. The municipal government is headed by a mayor, currently Hu Henghua. Under the country's one-party system, the mayor is subordinate to the secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
