Chapter II: General Organizational Principles

Article 21

The CPPCC is formed of a National Committee and local committees.

The relationship between the National Committee and the local committees and that between a local committee and its lower-level committees is one of guidance.

Article 22

The National Committee of the CPPCC shall be composed of representatives from the CPC, from other political parties, from among public figures without party affiliation, from people's organizations, and from ethnic minority groups and all sectors of society, compatriots from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan, and from among returned overseas Chinese, as well as specially invited individuals, all of whom shall be divided into a number of sectors.

The composition of local committees shall be determined according to local circumstances and in reference to that of the National Committee.

Article 23

Any political party or people's organization which recognizes this Charter and gains approval through consultation by the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee may participate in the National Committee. The participation of members in local committees shall be handled by local committees at each level according to the above provisions of this article.

Article 24

Organizations and individuals participating in the CPPCC National Committee or local committees have an obligation to observe and implement this Charter.

Article 25

The CPPCC Local committees have an obligation to observe and implement national resolutions adopted by the National Committee; lower-level committees have an obligation to observe and implement regional resolutions adopted by their corresponding higher-level committees.

Article 26

The National Committee and local committees shall adopt resolutions by an absolute majority vote of all members. A resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Committee shall be adopted by an absolute majority vote of the Standing Committee members. All participating organizations and individuals have an obligation to observe and implement the resolutions of the CPPCC. In cases of disagreement, on the precondition of resolute implementation, reservations may be voiced.

Article 27

Organizations and individuals participating in the CPPCC National Committee and local committees have the right, through the CPPCC meetings and organizations, to fully express their views and to participate in discussion and deliberation about major national policies and important local affairs; the right to make suggestions and criticisms on the work of state organs and their employees; and the right to report on and expose behavior in breach of law or discipline, and may take part in investigations and inspections organized by relevant departments.

Article 28

Organizations and individuals participating in the CPPCC National Committee and local committees are at liberty to announce their withdrawal.

Article 29

In the event that an organization or individual participating in the CPPCC National Committee or a local committee seriously violates the CPPCC Charter or a resolution of a plenary session or the Standing Committee, the standing committee of the National Committee or the standing committee of the local committee shall, according to the particulars of the case, take disciplinary action by way of a caution or revoke the qualification of the organization or individual in question to participate in the National Committee or local committee.

In the event that an organization or individual that has been given a disciplinary caution or had their qualification revoked refutes the decision, they may request the decision be reviewed.

Chapter III: Members

Article 30

Members of the CPPCC National Committee and local committees should love the motherland, uphold the leadership of the CPC and the socialist cause, maintain ethnic solidarity and national unity, observe the Constitution and the law, keep state secrets, maintain integrity and self-discipline, be representative of the sectors to which they belong, and have the necessary social influence and ability to participate in and deliberate state affairs.

Article 31

The admission of members to the CPPCC National Committee must follow relevant procedures and be decided upon through consultation by the National Committee's Standing Committee. The admission of members to a local committee must follow relevant procedures and be decided upon through consultation by the local committee's standing committee.

Article 32

Members of the CPPCC National Committee and local committees should, in accordance with this Charter, actively perform their duties and diligently exercise their rights.

Article 33

Members of the CPPCC National Committee and local committees have the right to vote and to participate in and stand for election at their respective committee sessions; and the right to voice their opinions, criticisms, and suggestions concerning the work of their respective committees.

Article 34

Members of the CPPCC National Committee and local committees shall maintain close contact with the people, understand and reflect their wishes and demands, and attend the sessions and activities organized by their respective committees.

Article 35

Members of the CPPCC National Committee and local committees should properly handle the relationship between their own professional activities and the performance of their duties as CPPCC members, and must not use their membership to pursue interests for themselves, small groups, or individuals with a certain relationship to them.

Article 36

The CPPCC National Committee and local committees should strengthen management over the performance of duties by members, establish records on members' performance, and adopt appropriate means to issue updates on performance.

Article 37

Any person who has seriously harmed national interests or the interests of the people; has, due to a serious violation of discipline or law, been issued organizational or disciplinary action or been sentenced by law, or is under investigation due to a suspected violation of law or discipline; or who is guilty of identity fraud, may not be nominated as a member or be nominated to continue membership.

Article 38

In the event that, due to a change in work or some other reason, it is no longer suitable for a person to continue to act as a member, that person should himself or herself resign. Any member whose actions run counter to public morality or whose behavior is unbefitting of a member should be subject to oral or written inquires and, in the event that following such a caution the member fails to correct his or her mistakes, shall be instructed to resign.

Article 39

The CPPCC National Committee's Standing Committee or local committee's standing committee should handle disciplinary and legal violations by members in accordance with the law and relevant regulations.