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The office of the vice president along with the government of the Republic of China, was relocated to Taiwan in 1949, where it exists today. The PRC post, which began as the state vice chairman was first established under the 1954 Constitution , together with the chairman. [ 2 ]
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
As vice president, Han is known as "number eight" in seniority of the leadership of China, after the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee [13] while his role in the government remains ceremonial [5] and concerns serving as an envoy for, and close adviser to, president Xi. [14] As vice president, Han has taken part in diplomatic activities.
The ranking of a Vice President of the PRC is normally based on whether he is a current or former Politburo Standing Committee member or other member of the Politburo. Press coverage of the March 2018 National People's Congress ranked the new Vice President Wang Qishan immediately after the Standing Committee, from which he recently retired.
The vice president's meeting with U.S. businesses was chaired by FedEx CEO Rajesh Subramaniam on the U.S. side, and included the heads of eight U.S. firms from a range of industries including ...
Through Hu's tenure, China's influence in Africa, Latin America, and other developing countries has increased. [5] Served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2002–2012), Chairman of the Central Military Commission (2004–2012), Vice President (1998–2003) and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (1999–2004). 7 ...
Top left: Li Zongren was the first vice president under the 1947 Constitution and the only vice president to have acted as president. Top right: Lien Chan was the first vice president directly elected by popular vote. Bottom left: Annette Lu was the first female vice president and the only individual to have served two full terms in the post.
First-ranked Vice-Premier NPC Term of office Premiers Vice Premiers of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (1949–54) Zhou Enlai — Dong Biwu 董必武 (1886–1975) Hubei At-large: CP: 1 October 1949 15 September 1954 Other Vice-Premiers: