Since its founding in 1954, the National People's Congress of China (NPC) has followed a difficult course of development, a course which has been characterized by periods of limited progress intermingled with periods of stagnation and regression. Mao's death in 1976, however, ushered in a new era of political reform which has included the strengthening of the NPC.
This detailed study of the NPC examines how it has changed from its founding under Mao through the regime of Deng Xiaoping.
