Governmental Usages
When referring to politics of the People's Republic of China, lianghui refers to the two highest organizations that make national-level political decisions: the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
A less common political usage of lianghui is abbreviating the Republic of China's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) in Taipei, and the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) in Beijing.
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