Kind of Government in China:
Communist party-led state



Name of Current Head of State:
The President of the People's Repuclic of China, literally Chairman of the Chinese People's Republic, is the head of state of the People's Republic of China.




The Leader's Political Ideology:
Hu Jintao is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China.
His ideology is socialism, and Scientific Development Concept.




How long Has He Been in Power? Did He Get Power Peacefully?
Hu Jintao has been in power since 15 March 2003.

Hu Jintao got his power peacefully through election by his party.



Government Division:
  1. Communist Party of China
-controlled by the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China
-founded on July 1, 1921 in Shanghai
-does not take the place of the government in the State's leadership system
-conducts its activities within the framework of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China

  1. The State
-National People's Congress, the President, the State Counci
  1. The People's Liberation Army
-one of the largest military forces in the world


Under the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the National People's Congress is the highest organ of state power in China.

The President (formally, Chairman) and vice president are elected by the National People's Congress for five-year terms.
The State Council is the chief authority of the People's Republic of China. It is appointed by the National People's Congress and is chaired by the Premier and includes the heads of each governmental department and agency.
The state CMC is nominally considered the supreme military policy-making body and its chairman, elected by the National People's Congress, is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces