who is the current leader of china and what is their title?
Xi Jinping
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 Preparations for a decadal Communist Party leadership change in 2012 were marked by factional disputes and political scandals . During China 's 18th National Communist Party Congress in November 2012 , Hu Jintao was replaced as General Secretary of the Communist Party by Xi Jinping . Under Xi , the Chinese government began large @-@ scale efforts to reform its economy , which has suffered from structural instabilities and slowing growth . The Xi – Li Administration also announced major reforms to the one @-@ child policy and prison system . 

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 The President of China is the titular head of state , serving as the ceremonial figurehead under National People 's Congress . The Premier of China is the head of government , presiding over the State Council composed of four vice premiers and the heads of ministries and commissions . The incumbent president is Xi Jinping , who is also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission , making him China 's paramount leader . The incumbent premier is Li Keqiang , who is also a senior member of the CPC Politburo Standing Committee , China 's de facto top decision @-@ making body . 

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 CPC General Secretary Jiang Zemin succeeded Deng as “ paramount leader ” in the 1990s , and continued most of his policies . As part of Jiang Zemin 's nominal legacy , the CPC ratified the Three Represents for the 2003 revision of the Party constitution , as a " guiding ideology " to encourage the Party to represent " advanced productive forces , the progressive course of China 's culture , and the fundamental interests of the people . " The theory has legitimized the entry of private business owners and bourgeois elements into the party . Hu Jintao , Jiang Zemin 's successor as paramount leader , took office in 2002 . Unlike Mao , Deng and Jiang Zemin , Hu laid emphasis on collective leadership and opposed one @-@ man dominance of the political system . The insistence on focusing on economic growth has led to a wide range of serious social problems . To address these , Hu introduced two main ideological concepts : the Scientific Outlook on Development and Harmonious Socialist Society . Hu resigned from his post as CPC General Secretary and Chairman of the CMC at the 18th National Congress held in 2012 , and was succeeded in both posts by Xi Jinping . Since taking power Xi has initiated the most concerted anti @-@ corruption effort in decades , while centralizing powers in the office of CPC General Secretary at the expense of the collective leadership which has led foreign commentators to liken him to Mao . 

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 The CPC is , officially , organized on the basis of democratic centralism , a principle conceived by Russian Marxist theoretician Vladimir Lenin which entails democratic and open discussion on policy on the condition of unity in upholding the agreed upon policies . The highest body of the CPC is the National Congress , convened every fifth year . When the National Congress is not in session , the Central Committee is the highest body , but since the body meets normally only once a year , most duties and responsibilities are vested in the Politburo and its Standing Committee . The party 's leader holds the offices of General Secretary ( responsible for civilian party duties ) , Chairman of the Central Military Commission ( CMC ) ( responsible for military affairs ) and state president ( a largely ceremonial position ) . Through these posts the party leader is the country 's paramount leader . The current party leader is Xi Jinping , elected at the 18th National Congress ( held in 2012 ) . 

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 Much of current Chinese foreign policy is reportedly based on Premier Zhou Enlai 's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence , and is also driven by the concept of " harmony without uniformity " , which encourages diplomatic relations between states despite ideological differences . This policy may have led China to support states that are regarded as dangerous or repressive by Western nations , such as Zimbabwe , North Korea and Iran . China has a close economic and military relationship with Russia , and the two states often vote in unison in the UN Security Council . 
