In combination with the NPC Standing Committee, the President of
the PRC exercises his or her functions and powers as the head of
state. The President, pursuant to decisions of the NPC or its
Standing Committee, promulgates laws, appoints and removes members
of the State Council, issues orders, receives foreign diplomatic
representatives on behalf of the PRC, dispatches and recalls
plenipotentiary representatives abroad, and ratifies or abrogates
treaties and important agreements reached with foreign states. The
current President is Hu Jintao, and the Vice-President is Zeng
Qinghong.
