<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The President of the People's Republic of China is the head of state of the People's Republic of China . Under the country's constitution, the presidency is a largely ceremonial office with limited powers . However, since 1993, as a matter of convention, the presidency has been held simultaneously by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the top leader in the one party system . The office is officially regarded as an institution of the state rather than an administrative post; theoretically, the President serves at the pleasure of the National People's Congress, the legislature, and is not legally vested to take executive action on its own prerogative . The current President is Xi Jinping, who took office in March 2013 . </P> <P> Since 1993, apart from brief periods of transition, the top leader of China simultaneously serves as the President, the head of the party, and the commander - in - chief of the military (as Chairman of the Central Military Commission). This individual then carries out different duties under separate titles . For example, the leader meets foreign dignitaries and receives ambassadors in his capacity as President, issues military directives as Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and upholds party rule through the office of General Secretary . </P>

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