Politics of the United States takes place in the framework of a presidential,federal republic where the President of the United States (the head of state and head of government),United States Congress,and judiciary share federal powers,and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.Federal and state elections operate as a two-party electoral system.
The Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election was Senator Barack Obama of Illinois and the nominee for Vice President of the United States Senator Joe Biden of Delaware.Barack Obama is currently president-elect of the United States after winning the November 4,2008 election.
The politics of the People's Republic of China take place in a framework of a single-party socialist republic.The leadership of the Communist Party is elected in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China.State power within the PRC is exercised through the Communist Party of China,the Central People's Government and their provincial and local counterparts.Under the dual leadership system,each local bureau or office is under the theoretically co -equal authority of the local leader and the leader of the corresponding office,bureau or ministry at the next higher level.The will of Chinese citizens is expressed through the legislative bodies of the People's Congress system.People's Congress members at the county level are elected by voters.These county level People's Congresses have the responsibility of oversight of local government,and elect members to the Provincial (or Municipal in the case of independent municipalities) People's Congress.The Provincial People's Congress in turn elects members to the National People's Congress that meets each year in March in Beijing.[1] The ruling Communist Party committee at each level plays a large role in the selection of appropriate candidates for election to the local congress and to the higher levels.
Current leadership
Hu Jintao:President of the People's Republic of China,General Secretary of the CPC,Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Wu Bangguo:Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Wen Jiabao:Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Jia Qinglin:Chairman of the People's Political Consultative Conference
Li Changchun:"Propaganda Chief"
Xi Jinping:Vice President of the People's Republic of China,top-ranked member of CPC Secretariat
Li Keqiang:Executive Vice Premier
He Guoqiang:Head of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Zhou Yongkang:Head of Political and Legislative Affairs Committee
