ocr: China is a single-party state, dominated by the Communist Party (CCP), the world's largest political party. The National People's Congress, indirectly elected every: five years, is theoretically the supreme organ of state power. It: appoints the president and executive State Council, headed by the prime minister. The real focus ofj power, however, is the 22-member Politburo ofthe CCP and, in particular, its Standing Committee of six. Main Political Issues Reform and the authority off the CCP Since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, China has embarked on a process of economic reform that has ledt ...
