NPC & Western Parliaments:Similarities and Differences

PEOPLE’S congresses arethe basis of China’s politi-cal system.As a form ofrepresentation,they havesimilarities in role and function toparliaments of the West.Both arerepresentative and legislativeorgans.China’s people’s congress—es and Western parliaments do,however,have the following fun—damental differences. First,people’s congresses are