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The fifth President under the 4th Constitution of the People's Republic of China. Also serving as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission . Served as Vice President (2008–2013) and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (2010–2012).
The Vice President's duties include assisting the President and replacing him should he resign or die in office. In reality, the position of the Vice President is basically ceremonial, and only until Hu Jintao, recent vice presidents have been members of the Politburo Standing Committee, China's main decision makers. Current holder Han Zheng
This is a list of the presidents of the Republic of China.. The Republic of China controlled Mainland China before 1949. In the fall of 1949, the ROC government retreated to Taiwan and surrounding islands as a result of the takeover of the mainland by the Chinese Communist Party and founding of the People's Republic of China.
Political geography Main articles: Borders of China, Coastline of China, and Territorial changes of the People's Republic of China China is the third-largest country in the world by land area after Russia, and the third- or fourth-largest country in the world by total area.[r] China's total area is generally stated as being approximately ...
President Paramount leader; 1 Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) Beijing At-large: 1 October 1949 15 September 1954 26 years, 3 months and 1 week CP: Zhou I: Mao Zedong: 27 September 1954 18 April 1959 I: Zhou II: Mao Zedong 18 April 1959 21 December 1964 II: Zhou III: Liu Shaoqi: Mao Zedong 21 December 1964 4 January 1975 III: Zhou IV: Liu ...
In this article, "China" refers to the modern territories controlled by the People's Republic of China (which controls Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (which controls Taiwan area). For more information, see Two Chinas, Political status of Taiwan, One-China policy, 1992 Consensus and One country, two systems.
President of the People's Republic of China: the largely ceremonial state representative under the 1982 Constitution. [18] When Jiang left the offices of General Secretary and President in 2002 and 2003, respectively, he held onto the position of Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
The President is a largely ceremonial post, but it is typically ranked immediately after the General Secretary and before other offices of the state. [b] When the President and General Secretary are two different people (prior to 1993, and in brief interregnums in 2003 and 2013), the President is ranked second to the General Secretary. Between ...