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| Chairman | Deng Xiaoping Chen Yun |
| Elected by | Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Seats | Between 172 and 200 |
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| Huairen Hall,Zhongnanhai Beijing (Standing Committee)[1] | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中央顾问委员会 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中央顧問委員會 | ||||||
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TheCentral Advisory Commission (CAC) was a body of theChinese Communist Party (CCP) that existed during the era of theparamount leadership ofDeng Xiaoping. The body was supposed to provide "political assistance and consultation" to the CCPCentral Committee; however, as the CAC was a select group of senior CCP leadership, it was often seen as having more authority unofficially than that body.
The commission was established after the12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in 1982, and abolished in 1992.[2]: 277 Its chairmen were Deng Xiaoping (1982–1987) andChen Yun (1987–1992). Its membership was offered only to members of the Central Committee with forty years or more of service which made it an important forum for theEight Elders to remain formally involved in politics.[3]: 142 Directors and deputy directors were required to have first served in thePolitburo orPolitburo Standing Committee. Despite being supposedly advisory its power surpassed that of the Politburo Standing Committee and was nicknamed the "Sitting Committee" on account of the advanced age of its members.[citation needed]
According toYasheng Huang, the CAC served as a restraint on the leadership at the time by the Eight Elders and was, as an institution, "best positioned to check and balance a future dictator."[3]: 120 Huang stated that its abolition paved the way for the rise ofXi Jinping.[3]: 142