Xi Jinping: Head of state, China
Xi Jinping is the head of state of China, listed by the United Nations as “President of the People's Republic of China”.
Posts held
- President of the People's Republic of China (head of state), China. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
Where Xi Jinping sits in the ladder of power
As head of state, Xi Jinping works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of China (regions, cities).
Above that, China is a member of:
- G20 level 10
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in China
- Li Qiang Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, China
- Wang Yi Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, China
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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