Vice President of China
Largely ceremonial office in China
Vice President of China
The vice president of the People's Republic of China is the deputy to the president of the People's Republic of China, the state representative of China. Similar to the Chinese president, the vice president is a ceremonial office and has no real power in China's political system. The premier is the second-highest ranking official in China. The office originated in the Republican era when Li Yuanhong became the provisional vice president of China after the founding of the Republic following the 1911 Revolution. It was abolished in 1917, but restored in 1947, with the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of China. The ROC post has continued to exist in Taiwan following the government's retreat to the island. The vice presidency in the People's Republic of China was first established with the adoption of the Constitution in 1954 by the National People's Congress (NPC), with the official English-language translation of "state vice chairman". The post of vice chairman was abolished under...
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