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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.
On 11 February 2009, while visiting Mexico, Xi spoke in front of a group of overseas Chinese and explained China's contributions during the international financial crisis, saying that it was "the greatest contribution towards the whole of human race, made by China, to prevent its 1.3 billion people from hunger."
Currently, the General Secretary holds the authority of Paramount leader in China. Because China is a single-party state, the General Secretary holds the highest political position in the PRC and thus constitutes the most powerful position in China's government. Current holder Xi Jinping: Birthplace Beijing: Constituency Guangxi at-large Since
Under Mao, China's population grew from about 550 million to more than 900 million. Within China, he is revered as a national hero who liberated the country from foreign occupation and exploitation. He became an ideological figurehead and a prominent influence within the international communist movement, inspiring various Maoist organisations.
Deng Xiaoping is the last and only CCP official to become de facto leader of the CCP and paramount leader of China despite having never served as chairman or general secretary. His highest post was Chairman of the Central Military Commission ( commander-in-chief ).
French Indochina (including Guangzhouwan), 1930. Residence of the governor-general in Hanoi, Tonkin. European (as well as Japanese and Chinese) colonial administrators (French: Gouverneurs généraux de l'Indochine française) had historically been responsible for the territory of French Indochina, an area equivalent to modern-day Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and the Chinese city of Zhanjiang.
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c. 1536: Queen (1553) July 19, 1553: Executed Li Si: China (Qin dynasty) c. 280 BC: Chancellor (? to 208 BCE) 208 BC: Executed by waist chop: Liang Hongzhi Collaborationist China: 1882: Chairman (1938–1940) November 6, 1946: Executed by firing squad Louis XVI France: August 23, 1754: King (1774–1792) January 21, 1793: Executed by decapitation