State Council of the People's Republic of China

The State Council of the People's Republic of China, Chinese国务院, Pinyin Guówùyuàn, is the central administrative body of the People's Republic of China. It is the highest organ of government, headed by the Prime Minister is, and will中华人民共和国 中央 人民政府Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Zhongyang Rénmín zhèngfǔ (Central People's Government of the People 's Republic of China, shortly Chinese Central Government, Central People's Government ) called.

The State Council directs the work of local organs of state administration at all levels uniformly and determines the division of functions and powers between the central government and the institutions of state administration of provinces, autonomous regions and centrally-administered cities.

Candidates for senior government offices of the State Council are not public appointed by the leadership of the Communist Party, to which the National People's Congress formally approves the appointment.

The State can be divided " outer cabinet" in an "inner " and a. The inner Cabinet consists of the Prime Minister and Council of State five commissioners, among whom there is also the Head of the State Chancellery. The outer cabinet consists of the heads of the 28 organs of the State Council at the ministerial level, ie among other things, the Ministry of Commerce, Transportation, public safety and healthcare.

In addition to the press office of the State Council that reports to the Foreign Language Office, which is responsible for informing the global public.