Does the NPC representative have to be party member?
No. The National People's Congress represents the interests and will of the people and participates in the exercise of state power according to law. According to Article 7 of the Electoral Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), deputies to the National People's Congress and local people's congresses at various levels should be broadly representative, and there should be an appropriate number of grassroots representatives, especially workers, peasants and intellectuals; There should be an appropriate number of women representatives, and the proportion of women representatives should be gradually increased. People of different nationalities, races, genders, occupations, family backgrounds, religious beliefs, education levels and property status can be elected as deputies to the National People's Congress. The groups of deputies to the National People's Congress often include independents, returned overseas Chinese and their relatives, as well as workers, peasants, soldiers, entertainers, scientists, intellectuals and other people from all walks of life, so it is not necessary for deputies to the National People's Congress to be party member.