CHINA	Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui Li Peng - Chairman of the Standing Committee of the NPC {Born 1928 Chengdu, China} [Student, Yan'an Institute of Natural Sciences ; Moscow Power Institute. Engineer] (Since 1998) Unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 seats ; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses to serve five-year terms) Last elections 1 October 1997 and 31 January 1998 WEB site - http://www.china.com/npc/
JAPAN	KOKKAI Sangi-in Juro Saito - President of the House of Councillors {Born }   (Since 1998) Bicameral Diet or Kokkai consists of the House of Councillors or Sangi-in (252 seats ; one-half of the members elected every three years - 76 seats of which are elected from the 47 multi-seat prefectural districts and 50 of which are elected from a single nationwide list with voters casting ballots by party ; members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) Last elections held 12 July 1998 WEB site - http://www.sangiin.go.jp/ Shugi-in Mr. Tamisuke Watanuki - Speaker of the House of Representatives {Born } (Since July 2000) House of Representatives or Shugi-in (500 seats - 200 of which are elected from 11 regional blocks on a proportional representation basis and 300 of which are elected from 300 single-seat districts ; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) Last elections held July 2000 WEB site - http://www.shugiin.go.jp/
NORTH KOREA	Choe Go In Min Hoe Ui awaiting Choe Thae Bok - President os Supreme People's Assembly {Born } (Since September 1998) Unicameral Supreme People's Assembly or Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui (687 seats ; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Last elections held 26 July 1998 WEB site - No known sites
SOUTH KOREA	Kukhoe Lee Man-sup - President of National Assembly {Born }   (Since 2000) Unicameral National Assembly or Kukhoe (299 seats ; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) Last elections held 13 April 2000 WEB site - http://www.assembly.go.kr/
TAIWAN	Li fa Yuan awaiting - President of Legislativ Yuan {Born}   (Since 1998) Unicameral Legislative Yuan (225 seats - 168 elected by popular vote, 41 elected on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight elected from overseas Chinese constituencies on the basis of the proportion of nationwide votes received by participating political parties, eight elected by popular vote among the aboriginal populations ; members serve three-year terms) Last election held 5 December 1998 WEB site - http://www.ly.gov.tw/ Kuo-Min Ta-Hui awaiting - President of National Assembly {Born} (Since 1996) Unicameral National Assembly (334 seats ; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) Last elections held 18 March 2000 WEB site - http://www.nasm.gov.tw/

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