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| | + | ===Principal government and party officials=== |
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| | + | (After Oct. 2017) |
| | + | *President—Xi Jinping |
| | + | *Vice President— |
| | + | *Premier, State Council—Li Keqiang |
| | + | *NPC Chair—Wu Bangguo |
| | + | *Vice Premier—Zhang Gaoli |
| | + | *Politburo Standing Committee—Xi Jinping (General Secretary), Li Keqiang, Wang Yang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng |
| | + | *Other Politburo Members— Ding Xuexiang, Wang Chen, Liu He, Xu Qiliang, Sun Chunlan (Arrested), Li Xi, Li Qiang, Li Hongzhong, [[Yang Jiechi]], Zhang Youxia, Chen xi, Chen Quanguo, Zhao Leji, Guo Shengkun, Huang Kunming, Cai Qi. (alternate) |
| | + | [[File:Xi and Mao.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Xi an Mao]] |
| | + | *Alternate Politburo Members—Wang Gang |
| | + | *Chairman, Central Military Commission—Xi Jinping |
| | + | *Foreign Minister—Yang Jiechi |
| | + | *Minister of Commerce—Zhong Shan |
| | + | *Minister of Finance—Jin Renqing |
| | + | *Minister of Agriculture— |
| | + | *Minister of Industry and Digitalization —Wang Xudong |
| | + | *Governor, People's Bank of China—Zhou Xiaochuan |
| | + | *Minister, State Development and Reform Commission—Ma Kai |
| | + | *Ambassador to the U.S.--Zhou Wenzhong |
| | + | *Ambassador to UN—Wang Guangya |
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| | ===Legal system=== | | ===Legal system=== |