China's Top Legislature Terminates Lawmaker Credentials for Senior Military, Regional Officials

China's National People's Congress Standing Committee has issued Announcement No. 19 of the 14th NPC, confirming the termination of representative credentials for twelve delegates across regional and military constituencies. Those whose credentials were revoked include figures removed by military servicemen congresses in the Central Military Commission General Office, the Joint Staff Department, and the Information Support Force, as well as officials removed by provincial-level standing committees. The announcement also confirmed the valid election of Guan Zhi'ou from Hubei, bringing the total number of sitting NPC delegates to 2,847.

Under China's legal and political system, the formal revocation of NPC delegate status is a standard procedural step often accompanying disciplinary, supervisory, or administrative investigations. The simultaneous removal of personnel across Central Military Commission organs, specialized military branches, and provincial administrations provides a concrete marker of ongoing institutional oversight and personnel restructuring.

China's top legislative body, the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), released Announcement No. 19, formally updating the qualification status of several national lawmakers across regional and military electoral units. According to the official announcement carried by state media, the 24th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee confirmed the credential validity of Guan Zhi'ou, who was elected as an NPC delegate by the 25th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th Hubei Provincial People's Congress, following an evaluation report by the Credentials Committee. Simultaneously, the announcement ratified the removal of twelve delegates across various jurisdictions. At the provincial level, standing committees of local people's congresses dismissed Wang Wangsheng in Inner Mongolia, Lu Haiwei in Heilongjiang, Zhong Jun in Fujian, Xu Yanbin and Gao Shiwen in Jiangxi, Guo Hao in Henan, Hong Weizhi in Yunnan, and Su Yuehua in Gansu. Within the defense establishment, military servicemen congresses decided on the removal of several defense figures. The Central Military Commission (CMC) General Office servicemen congress removed Zhang Youxia and Zhong Shaojun. The CMC Joint Staff Department servicemen congress removed Liu Zhenli, while the Information Support Force servicemen congress removed Ju Qiansheng. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Deputies to the National People's Congress and Local People's Congresses at All Levels, the representative credentials of all twelve individuals have been formally terminated. Following these adjustments, the total number of sitting delegates in the 14th National People's Congress currently stands at 2,847.