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President and the state

As the President is legally China’s head of state, he is responsible for China’s foreign affairs. Since the early 1990s, the President has generally been responsible for establishing general policy and direction for the state and leaves responsibility for the implementation details to the Premier of the People’s Republic of China, who is the head of government. In marked contrast to the system of the Soviet Union where the head of state was a powerless figurehead, the Chinese Presidency has grown to be quite a powerful position.

President and the Party

Also since the 1990s, it has been general practice for the President to also serve as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.

It is key for the general secretary to seal his power by adding the presidency to his powerful collection of titles. This effectively removes any power tension between the top communist leader and the Head of State.

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Premier of the State Council

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The Premier is responsible for organizing and administering the Chinese civil bureaucracy. This includes overseeing the various ministries, departments, commissions and statutory agencies. Significantly, the Premier does not have authority over the People’s Liberation Army. In recent years, there has been a division of responsibilities between the Premier and the President of the People’s Republic of China in which the Premier is responsible for the technical details of implementing government policy while the President gathers the political support necessary for government policy.

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— Wikipedia, edit by Me

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2008.12.01 Monday