Conventional Long Form Name of Country: People's Republic of China
Capital City: Beijing
Type of Government: Communism
Date of Independence: October 1st, 1949
National Holiday: Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1st
Chief of State: President Hu Jintao
Capital City: Beijing
Type of Government: Communism
Date of Independence: October 1st, 1949
National Holiday: Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1st
Chief of State: President Hu Jintao
Head of Government: Wen Jiabao
The Executive Branch consists of the Chief of State, Head of Government, and the Cabinet. In each division theirs Vice positions for president and premier in the Chief of State and Head of Government. The Cabinet is appointed by National People's Congress.
The Legislative Branch consists of the unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui. There's 2,987 seats in the Legislative Branch. The members are elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses. Only members of the CCP are elected.
The Judicial Branch consists of the Supreme People's Courts, Local People's Courts, and Special People's Courts.
Suffrage: 18 years of Age
Ambassador to the U.S.: Zhang Yesui
Address of their Embassy in the U.S.: 3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
Consulates in the U.S.: New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco
U.S. Ambassador to them: Gary Locke
U.S. Embassy there: 55 An Jia Lou Lu, 100600 Beijing
U.S. Consulates there: Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan
Their representative to UN: Li Baodong
The Legislative Branch consists of the unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui. There's 2,987 seats in the Legislative Branch. The members are elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses. Only members of the CCP are elected.
The Judicial Branch consists of the Supreme People's Courts, Local People's Courts, and Special People's Courts.
Suffrage: 18 years of Age
Ambassador to the U.S.: Zhang Yesui
Address of their Embassy in the U.S.: 3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
Consulates in the U.S.: New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco
U.S. Ambassador to them: Gary Locke
U.S. Embassy there: 55 An Jia Lou Lu, 100600 Beijing
U.S. Consulates there: Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan
Their representative to UN: Li Baodong
Chinese Flag
The color red represents "Revolution". The stars symbolize the four social classes-the working class, the peasantry, the urban petty bourgeoisie, and the national bourgeoisie (Capitalists). They're all united under the Communist Party of China.
National Symbol: Dragon