The Constitution of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
stipulates that the country's central State organs comprise
six components: the National People's Congress (NPC), the
Presidency of the PRC, the State Council, the Central Military
Commission, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's
Procuratorate.
The five organs--the Presidency of the PRC, the State Council,
the Central Military Commission, the Supreme People's Court
and the Supreme People's Procuratorate-- are formed by the
NPC, and are responsible to the NPC and its Standing Committee.