Legal basis: Article 89 of the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC) the State Council exercises the following powers: (1) To formulate administrative measures, formulate administrative regulations and issue decisions and orders in accordance with the Constitution and laws; (2) To submit a motion to the National People's Congress or the NPC Standing Committee; (three) to clarify the tasks and responsibilities of the ministries and commissions, to lead the work of the ministries and commissions in a unified way, and to lead the state administrative work that does not belong to the ministries and commissions; (four) unified leadership of the work of local state administrative organs at all levels throughout the country, and the specific division of functions and powers between the central government and the state administrative organs of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government; (five) the preparation and implementation of the national economic and social development plan and the national budget; (six) to lead and manage economic work, urban and rural construction and ecological civilization construction; (seven) the leadership and management of education, science, culture, health, sports and family planning; (eight) the leadership and management of civil affairs, public security, judicial administration and other work; (9) To manage foreign affairs and conclude treaties and agreements with foreign countries; (10) To lead and manage national defense construction; (eleven) to lead and manage ethnic affairs and ensure the equal rights of ethnic minorities and the autonomy of ethnic autonomous areas; (twelve) to protect the legitimate rights and interests of overseas Chinese, and to protect the legitimate rights and interests of returned overseas Chinese and their relatives; (thirteen) to change or cancel the inappropriate orders, instructions and rules issued by the ministries and commissions; (fourteen) to change or cancel inappropriate decisions and orders of local state administrative organs at all levels; (fifteen) to approve the regional division of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, and to approve the establishment and regional division of autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties and cities; (16) Deciding to enter a state of emergency in parts of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government according to law; (seventeen) to examine and approve the establishment of administrative institutions according to law, and to appoint, remove, train, assess and reward and punish administrative personnel; (eighteen) other functions and powers granted by the National People's Congress and the NPC Standing Committee.