VIII. State Council Offices
1. Counselors' Office
| Director: | Cui Zhanfu |
| Deputy Directors: | Jiang Minglin Chen Heliang Zhang Zhannong |
| Address: | 11 Qianmen Dongdajie, Beijing 100006 |
| Telephone: | 86-10-8511-6116 |
| Facsimile: | 86-10-8511-6116 |
| Website: | www.counsellor.gov.cn |
Responsibilities
- Provide advice on important rules and regulations and revise draft state documents;
- Investigate the conduct of CCP and PRC government personnel;
- Strengthen contacts and cooperation with social sectors.
2. Foreign Affairs Office
| Director: | Liu Huaqiu |
| Deputy Directors: | Zha Peixin Lu Fengding |
| Address: | Zhongnanhai, Beijing 100017 |
| Telephone: | 86-10-6309-8375 |
| Departments: | Administrative Affairs; Foreign Affair Administration; Policy Research |
Responsibilities
- Examine and research major issues in international events, foreign policy, and foreign affairs administration;
- Draft and revise national regulations on foreign affairs;
- Examine important rules and regulations on foreign affairs that are formulated by central and local governments;
- Host conferences for the central government's foreign affairs leading group
3. Legislative Affairs Office
| Director: | Cao Kangtai |
| Deputy Directors: | Song Dahan Zhang Qiong Wang Yongqing Gao Fengtao |
| Address: | 9 Wenjinjie, Beijing 100017 (Correspondence address: PO Box 1750, Beijing 100017) |
| Telephone: | 86-10-6309-4443; 86-10-8308-4736 |
| Facsimile: | 86-10-8308-5492 |
| Website: | www.chinalaw.gov.cn |
| Departments: | General Affairs (Research); Politics, Labor, and Social Security; Education, Science, Culture, and Public Health; Fiscal and Financial Affairs; Industry, Communications, and Commerce; Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Protection; Coordination on Government Legal Affairs; Legal Translation and Foreign Affairs; Administrative Reconsideration; Legal Research; Information Center; Administration Service Center; Legal Publishing House |
Originally established November 1954, the State Council Legislative Affairs Office was re-organized in March 1998 as a supportive body to help the premier handle legislative affairs.
Responsibilities- Decide annual legislative agenda of the State Council;
- Examine and revise draft laws, regulations, and international agreements pertaining to China and submit such drafts to the State Council for inspection;
- Draft and organize the drafting of important laws and administrative regulations;
- Interpret existing legislation;
- Examine and record local regulations and rules issued by local governments and departments of the State Council.
4. Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office
| Director: | Liao Hui |
| Deputy Directors: | Chen Zuoer Zhou Bo Zhang Xiaoming |
| Address: | 77 Yuetan Nanjie, Beijing 100045 |
| Telephone: | 86-10-6857-9977 |
| Facsimile: | 86-10-6857-6639 |
| Departments: | Secretary and Administration; General Affairs; Policy and Research; Liaison; Exchange and Cooperation; Law; CCP Committee |
Responsibilities
- Make overall planning for and coordinate the official contacts between different mainland departments and localities and the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions;
- Promote and coordinate cooperation and exchange between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao in the fields of economics, science and technology, education, and culture.
5. Taiwan Affairs Office
| Director: | Chen Yunlin | |||
| Deputy Directors: | Zheng Lizhong Wang Fuqing Sun Yafu Ye Kedong |
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| Address: | F3, Donglian Plaza, 8 Deshengmen Dongdajie Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 | |||
| Telephone: | 86-10-6357-1900 | |||
| Website: | www.gwytb.gov.cn | |||
| Departments: | Secretary Bureau; Comprehensive Affairs; Research; Information; Economic Affairs; Taiwan Affairs Related to Hong Kong and Macao SARs; Communication; Liaison; Laws and Regulations; Coordination and Complaints; CCP Committee |
Responsibilities
- Research and formulate working policies on Taiwan affairs, implement CCP Central and State Council policies on Taiwan affairs;
- Contact or work with Taiwan local government and its affiliated social entities on negotiation or signing agreements;
- Coordinate issues regarding postal service, aviation service, and business contacts across the Taiwan Strait;
- Promote and coordinate cooperation and exchange in the fields of economics, science and technology, education, and culture between the mainland and Taiwan.
6. Overseas Chinese Affairs
| Director: | Chen Yujie | |
| Deputy Directors: | Liu Zepeng Li Haifeng Zhao Yang Xu Yousheng |
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| Address: | Guanganmennanjie Xuanwu District Beijing 100053 | |
| Telephone: | 86-10-6832-9955 | |
| Facsimile: | 86-10-6832-7538 |
Responsibilities
- Study and formulate guidelines, policies, and regulations on overseas Chinese affairs;
- Assist the premier in the administration of overseas Chinese affairs;
- Accelerate the cooperation and exchange of overseas Chinese with China, in terms of economy, science, culture, and education.
7. Research Office
| Director: | Wei Liqun |
| Deputy Directors: | Hou Yunchun Qiu Xiaoxiong Li Bingkun Jiang Xiaojuan (Female) Ning Jizhe |
| Address: | Zhongnanhai, Beijing 100017 |
| Telephone: | 86-10-6309-7785 |
Responsibilities
- Draft the State Council work report, speeches for State Council leaders, and administrative papers, regulations, and policies (such regulations and policies may be drafted independently or cooperatively with other departments, under the direction of State Council leaders);
- Draft policy proposals based on research and analyses of PRC reforms and economic and social development;
- Draft policy papers for key CCP Central Committee and State Council meetings;
- Collect, follow, and analyze information on China's economy and social environment, producing reports and proposals for State Council decisionmakers;
- Perform other tasks assigned by the State Council.
8. Information Office
| Director: | Cai Wu |
| Deputy Directors: | Li Bing Cai Mingzhao Wang Guoqing Qian Xiaoqian |
| Address: | 225 Chaoyangmen Neidajie, Dongchen District, Beijing 100010 |
| Telephone: | 86-10-6491-2979 |
Responsibilities
- Direct and coordinate domestic media activities in reporting Chinese news to overseas audiences;
- Organize events that advocate PRC government policies and guidelines and China's economic and social development to overseas audiences;
- Encourage PRC media to cover international news including politics, economy, and science and technology;
- Organize press briefings for domestic and overseas media on PRC government policies and guidelines;
- Draft PRC government white papers that explain the government's fundamental policies on key issues.