Head of state
VerifiedElected to his current term by the 14th National People's Congress on 10 March 2023.
Names are given in Chinese order (family name first), as on the State Council's English site. Parties are not listed because no source opened gives one for each minister.
- Head of state
- Xi JinpingPresident
- Head of government
- Li QiangPremier of the State Council · since 11 Mar 2023
- System
- One-party stateCapital: Beijing
- UN e-government rank
- 35 of 193EGDI 2024
China is an one-party state[1]. The head of state is President Xi Jinping[3][4]. The government is led by Premier of the State Council Li Qiang[5][6]. Govpedia records 33 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Beijing
- Region
- Eastern Asia
- Area
- 9,706,961 km²
- Language
- Chinese
- Currency
- Chinese yuan (¥)
- People
- Chinese
- Borders
- Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam
- Calling code
- +86
- Internet domain
- .cn
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
State Council of the People's Republic of China
33 of 33 verified on official pages
The State Council's own list of ministers was last updated on 28 August 2026. It still lists Li Lecheng as Minister of Industry and Information Technology, but Wikipedia reports that he became Party Secretary of Anhui on 23 September 2026. No successor at the ministry had been reported, so his seat is kept as officially listed.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[11]
2024
0.872rank 35 of 193
- Online services0.926
- Human capital0.790
- Telecom infrastructure0.900
Record of changes
Timeline
28 Aug 2026
The NPC Standing Committee removes Lu Zhiyuan as Minister of Civil Affairs and appoints Li Changguan.[8]
Sourced30 Apr 2026
The NPC Standing Committee appoints Zhang Zhu Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, replacing Han Jun, and Zhang Chengzhong Minister of Emergency Management.[9]
Sourced30 Apr 2025
The NPC Standing Committee removes Jin Zhuanglong as Minister of Industry and Information Technology and appoints Li Lecheng.[10]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese president, PRC CMC chairman
The State Council of the People's Republic of ChinaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [5]Li Qiang endorsed as Chinese premier
The State Council of the People's Republic of ChinaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Institutions
The State Council of the People's Republic of ChinaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Ministers
The State Council of the People's Republic of ChinaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]China passes healthcare security law, key appointments made
CGTNNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [9]China's top legislature concludes standing committee session
CGTNNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [10]Li Qiang government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [11]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026