6 Facts About Government of China

1. The Communist Party of China which is controlled by the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, a group of 4 to 9 people, usually all older men, who make all decisions of national significance. 
2. Power is concentrated in the Paramount Leader, currently Xi Jinping, who heads the three most important political and state offices: He is General Secretary of the Communist Party and of the Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission and also the President of the People's Republic of China.

According to a prominent government spokesman:

1. "We will never simply copy the system of Western countries or introduce a system of multiple parties holding office in rotation; although China’s state organs have different responsibilities, they all adhere to the line, principles and policies of the party"

2. The legal power of the Communist Party is guaranteed by the PRC constitutionand its position as the supreme political authority in the PRC is realised through its comprehensive control of the state, military, and media.
3. Under the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the NPC is the highest organ of state power in China. 
4. The NPC generally approves State Council policy and personnel recommendations, the NPC and its standing committee has increasingly asserted its role as the national legislature and has been able to force revisions in some laws. 
5. The President (formerly, Chairman) and Vice President are elected by the National People's Congress for five-year terms. 
6. The Hong Kong and Macau special administrative regions (SARs) have some local autonomy since they have separate governments, legal systems, and basic constitutional laws, but they come under Beijing's control in matters of foreign affairsand national security, and their chief executives are handpicked by the central government.

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