How are members of China’s People’s Congresses elected at different levels?

In China, the election of members to the People’s Congresses follows a hierarchical system based on the level of government:

• Direct Elections: Citizens who are 18 years of age or older and have not been deprived of their political rights participate in direct popular suffrage to choose members for People’s Congresses up to the county level.1
• Indirect Elections: For levels above the county, delegates at each specific level elect the members who will serve in the People’s Congress of the next higher level.1

While the constitution outlines this structure for the National People’s Congress and local congresses, actual decision-making authority in the Chinese political system resides primarily within the state’s executive organs and the Chinese Communist Party.1