President of the PRC

The president and the vice president of the PRC are elected by the NPC. Citizens of the PRC who have the right to vote and to stand for election and who have reached the age of 45 are eligible for election as president or vice president of the PRC.

The term of office of the president and the vice president of the PRC is the same as that of the NPC.

The president of the PRC, pursuant to the decisions of the NPC and its Standing Committee, promulgates laws; appoints or removes the premier, vice premiers, state councilors, ministers in charge of ministries and commissions, the auditor-general, and the secretary-general of the State Council; confers national medals and titles of honor; issues orders of special pardons; proclaims a state of emergency; proclaims a state of war; and issues mobilization orders.

The president of the PRC conducts state activities and receives foreign diplomatic representatives on behalf of the PRC; and pursuant to the decisions of the NPC Standing Committee, appoints or recalls plenipotentiary representatives abroad and ratifies or abrogates treaties and important agreements concluded with other countries.

The vice president of the PRC assists the president in his or her work. The vice president may exercise part of the functions and powers of the president when so entrusted by the president.

The president and the vice president of the PRC exercise their functions and powers until the new president and vice president elected by the succeeding NPC assume office.

中華人民共和國主席

中華人民共和國主席、副主席由全國人民代表大會選舉。有選舉權和被選舉權的年滿45周歲的中華人民共和國公民可以被選為中華人民共和國主席、副主席。中華人民共和國主席、副主席每屆任期同全國人民代表大會每屆任期相同。

中華人民共和國主席根據全國人民代表大會的決定和全國人民代表大會常務委員會的決定，公布法律，任免國務院總理、副總理、國務委員、各部部長、各委員會主任、審計長、秘書長，授予國家的勛章和榮譽稱號，發布特赦令，宣布進入緊急狀態，宣布戰爭狀態，發布動員令。

中華人民共和國主席代表中華人民共和國，進行國事活動，接受外國使節；根據全國人民代表大會常務委員會的決定，派遣和召回駐外全權代表，批準和廢除同外國締結的條約和重要協定。

中華人民共和國副主席協助主席工作。中華人民共和國副主席受主席的委托，可以代行主席的部分職權。中華人民共和國主席、副主席行使職權到下屆全國人民代表大會選出的主席、副主席就職為止。