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.