Chapter I: General Working Rules

Article 1

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall operate in accordance with this Charter.

Article 2

The principles to be followed in the work of the National Committee and local committees are: uphold the leadership of the CPC, stay true to the nature and position of the CPPCC, be committed to great unity and solidarity, and promote socialist democracy.

Article 3

The principal functions of the National Committee and local committees are political consultation, democratic oversight, and participation in and deliberation of state affairs.

Political consultation refers to consultation related to major national principles and policies, important local government measures, and major issues in political, cultural, social, and ecological advancement, which is carried out both before decisions are made and during their implementation. The National Committee and local committees may, according to the suggestions of the CPC, the standing committees of people's congresses, people's governments, other political parties, and people's organizations, hold meetings participated in by leaders of political parties and people's organizations and representatives of ethnic groups and different social sectors to engage in consultation; and may recommend the above-mentioned organizations to submit important relevant issues for consultation.

Democratic oversight refers to consultative oversight, carried out by putting forward comments, criticisms, or suggestions, over the enforcement of the Constitution, laws, and regulations; over the implementation of major principles, policies, reform measures, and decisions; over the situation as regards the resolution of practical problems of immediate concern to the people; and over the work of state organs and their employees.

Participation in and deliberation of state affairs refers to carrying out studies and surveys on important issues related to politics, the economy, culture, society, ecological and environmental protection, and issues of public concern, reporting on social conditions and public sentiment, and engaging in consultation and discussion. Comments and suggestions are made through research reports, proposals, recommendations and other forms to CPC and state organs.

Article 4

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees should formulate annual consultation plans. The agenda items of special meetings of the Standing Committee and special consultative meetings, as well as the important topics of other forms of consultation, should be set out in annual consultation plans, ensuring that the forms of consultations are commensurate with the topics under consultation. CPPCC committees shall use a variety of means in combination, bringing together consultation, oversight, participation, and cooperation; and shall refine the configuration of consultation and deliberation, in which plenary sessions of the National Committee play the leading role, special meetings on major national policy of the Standing Committee and special consultative meetings play an important part, and consultative forums, consultative meetings with Party and government departments, and consultative meetings on the handling of proposals are part of regular procedures.

Article 5

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall implement the CPC's basic theory, line, and policy; be committed to a people-centered philosophy of development; be committed to law-based governance; publicize and act in line with the country's Constitution, laws, and regulations as well as major principles and policies; encourage private actors to be actively involved in the country's material, political, cultural and ethical, social, and ecological advancement; better meet the people's ever-growing needs for a better life; and better promote well-rounded human development and all-round social progress.

Article 6

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall uphold a basic economic system whereby public ownership plays a dominant role and economic entities under diverse forms of ownership develop side by side. They shall have resolve in consolidating and developing the public sector of the economy and also in encouraging, supporting, and guiding the development of the non-public sector. They shall uphold a distribution system whereby distribution according to one's work is the predominant form and a variety of other modes of distribution exist alongside it. They shall be committed to developing the socialist market economy; apply a new vision of development; develop a modernized economy; see that the market plays the decisive role in resource allocation and the government plays its role better; help to release and develop productive forces; and gradually achieve shared prosperity for everyone.

Article 7

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall maintain close ties with individuals from all walks of life, reflect the views and demands of these people and the sectors of society they are connected to, make suggestions and criticisms about the work of state organs and their employees, and assist state organs in carrying out structural and institutional reform, improving work, raising efficiency, overcoming the practice of formalities for formalities' sake, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance, and building a clean government.

Article 8

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall coordinate and handle the various relationships in the united front and important issues regarding cooperation within the CPPCC itself.

Article 9

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall be committed to a path of developing socialist culture with Chinese characteristics. They shall use all possible forms to ensure the fine cultural traditions of the Chinese nation are carried on and China's revolutionary culture remains alive and strong, develop an advanced socialist culture, foster a Chinese ethos and a readiness to respond to the call of the times, and cultivate and practice core socialist values. They shall carry out publicity and educational activities related to the public virtues of loving the motherland, the people, work, science, and socialism and to the revolutionary ideal, moral integrity, and discipline.

Article 10

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall follow the principle of letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend to develop science and see culture thrive; maintain close contact with state organs and other relevant organizations; and conduct studies and surveys on political issues, the rule of law, the economy, education, science and technology, culture and art, the press and publishing, medical and health services, sport, and the environment, to create extensive space for views to be shared and talent to be used, so as to give full play to the expertise and roles of CPPCC members.

The National Committee and local committees shall give impetus to and facilitate private participation in all kinds of initiatives that are beneficial to the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Article 11

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall organize members to make inspections, visits, and surveys, assess situations, carry out research on important issues related to various social programs and the people's livelihood, and put forward suggestions and criticisms to the state organs and other relevant organizations through recommendations, proposals, reports on social conditions and public sentiment, and other forms.

Article 12

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall encourage members to study Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Theory of Three Represents, the Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, shall organize the study of current events and politics, and study and share professional and scientific knowledge, and shall strengthen their political understanding, their ability to carry out studies and research, their ability to connect with the people, and their ability to work in cooperation with others.

Article 13

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall publicize and take part in putting into practice national principles and policies regarding the reunification of the motherland; actively engage in efforts to connect with compatriots from Taiwan and people from all sectors of society, resolutely oppose all separatist activities, and promote the realization of the great cause of China's reunification.

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall fully and faithfully implement the policies of "one country, two systems"，"the people of Hong Kong governing Hong Kong"，"the people of Macao governing Macao" and a high degree of autonomy for both regions, and act in strict compliance with China's Constitution and the basic laws of the two special administrative regions. They shall strengthen ties and unity with compatriots from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region and encourage them to contribute to the lasting prosperity and stability of their regions and to the development and reunification of the country.

Article 14

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall publicize and facilitate implementation of national strategy on developing a quality workforce and of national policy regarding intellectuals, and respect labor, knowledge, talent, and inventiveness, helping to give full play to the role of all types of talent and intellectuals in socialist modernization.

Article 15

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall publicize and facilitate implementation of national policy concerning ethnic groups, reflect the views and demands of ethnic minorities, promote economic, cultural, and social development, and ecological protection in ethnic minority regions, protect the legitimate rights and interests of ethnic minorities, and uphold and improve the system of regional ethnic autonomy. They shall heighten public awareness of ethnic unity and progress; create a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation; encourage more exchanges and interactions among different ethnic groups; develop and preserve socialist relations among ethnic groups based on equality, solidarity, mutual assistance, and harmony; and, contribute to encouraging all ethnic groups to work together for common development and prosperity, enhancing the great unity of all ethnic groups, and safeguarding the reunification of the country.

Article 16

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall publicize and facilitate implementation of national policy on freedom of religious belief, support government in managing religious affairs in accordance with the law, uphold the principle of independence and self-governance in religious affairs, provide active guidance to religions so that they can adapt themselves to socialist society, uphold the principle that religions in China must be Chinese in orientation, and unite patriots who belong to religious circles and those with religious beliefs to contribute to the country's development and reunification.

Article 17

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall publicize and facilitate implementation of national policy on overseas Chinese, strengthen ties and unity with returned overseas Chinese, the relatives of overseas Chinese nationals who reside in China, and overseas Chinese nationals, and encourage them to play their part in the great cause of national development and reunification.

Article 18

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall publicize and facilitate implementation of state foreign policy and, based on actual circumstances, take the initiative to promote people-to-people diplomacy, strengthen friendly exchanges and cooperation with the people of other countries, and give impetus to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Article 19

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall take advantage of the CPPCC as a united front organization to carry out collection, research, and publishing work related to cultural and historical materials on modern and contemporary China.

Article 20

The CPPCC National Committee shall strengthen contact with local committees, to communicate about matters and share experience, provide guidance for their work, and research issues common to them.