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The post of President of the Republic of China was established on January 1, 1912, when Sun Yat-sen was appointed interim president. In 1946-1950, the Republic of China lost control of mainland China, where the People’s Republic of China was created in 1949.
The Chairman of the People’s Republic of China is the head of state of the People’s Republic of China; together with the National People's Congress he exercises the highest state power in the country. The Chairman of the PRC, on the basis of decisions of the National People's Congress, publishes laws, makes appointments as part of the State Council, issues decrees; conducts state affairs on behalf of the PRC, receives diplomatic representatives of foreign states, appoints and recalls plenipotentiary diplomatic representatives in foreign states, ratifies and denounces treaties and important agreements concluded with foreign states.
The president of the People's Republic of China is the ceremonial head of state of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the current PRC Constitution, the presidency is a largely ceremonial office with limited power.
