Ling Jihua at 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in Nov 2012. [Photo/news.ifeng.com] |
Members stripped
As a result of the national anti-graft drive, 30 deputies of China's top legislature and 8 members of CPPCC have been dismissed or forced to resign since March 2014 after they were placed under investigation for violations of Party disciplines or law. According to officials, 31 newly elected deputies to the NPC and 13 new CPPCC deputies will fill vacancies before the annual two sessions begin on Tuesday and Thursday.