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The ruling government in China is the Communist party (dominant party rule). The capital of China is Beijing. People are considered adults once they have reached the "legal" age of 18. China's government is made up of three different branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.

__Executive Branch __  Chief of State; President HU Jintao (since March 2003) Vice President XI Jinping (Since March 2008) *President and Vice President elected by the National People's Congress for a 5 year term (eligible for a second).

There are 5 other positions that make up the executive branch- head of government: Premier WEN Jiabao (since March 2003) Executive Vice Premier LI Keqiang (since March 2008) Vice Premier HUI Liangyu (since March 2003) Vice Premier ZHANG Deijiang (since March 2008) Vice Premier WANG Qishan (since March 2008)

__Legislative branch __ National's People's Congress (2,987 seats) *Member's elected by the Provincal (providence) People's Congress to serve 5 year terms.

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Judicial Branch __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Supreme People's Court (judges appointed by the National People's Congress) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Local People's Courts (higher, intermediate, and basic courts) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Special People's Courts (primarily military)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">([|Asia Info.org])


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 26pt;">People's Role and Influence **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">The people have little influence on the government. The government controls nearly all aspects of people's lives from religion to wealth. Members of the Communist party are elected to government positions. Therefore, the Communist party sees that all laws are followed and that non-party members (people outside of the Communist party) do not create their own organizations that may challenge party rule.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">([|U.S. Department of State Diplomacy])