(NPCSC). The NPCSC consists of approximately 170 legislators and holds bi-monthly sessions to ensure the continuous exercise of state power when the NPC is not in session.

The NPC holds annual sessions every spring, usually lasting from 10 to 14 days, in the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. At these sessions, it votes on important pieces of legislation and personnel assignments, among other things. These