China Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Beijing
geographische Koordinaten: 39 55 N, 116 23 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: despite its size, all of China falls within one time zone

Unabhängigkeit

221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty); 1 Januar 1912 (Manchu Dynasty replaced by a Republic); 1 Oktober 1949 (People's Republic established)

Nationalfeiertag

Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 Oktober (1949)

Konstitution

most recent promulgation 4 Dezember 1982

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident HU Jintao (seit dem 15 March 2003); Vice Staatspräsident XI Jinping (seit dem 15 March 2008)
Regierungschef: Premier WEN Jiabao (seit dem 16 March 2003); Executive Vice Premier LI Keqiang (17 March 2008), Vice Premier HUI Liangyu (seit dem 17 March 2003), Vice Premier ZHANG Deijiang (seit dem 17 March 2008), and Vice Premier WANG Qishan (seit dem 17 March 2008)
cabinet: State Council appointed by National People's Congress (NPC)
elections: president and vice president elected by National People's Congress for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); elections last held 15-17 March 2008 (next to be held in mid-March 2013); premier nominated by president, confirmed by National People's Congress
election results: HU Jintao elected president by National People's Congress with a total of 2,963 votes; XI Jinping elected vice president with a total of 2,919 votes