During a long administrative career in the People 's Republic of China , he served successively as Vice Premier , Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress ( NPC ) , and a member of the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) Secretariat and its Politburo .
During a long administrative career in the People 's Republic of China , he served successively as Vice Premier , Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress , and a member of the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) Secretariat and its Politburo .