What type of government rules china

The short answer in Communist. The long answer is:

The President and Vice-President of the People's Republic of China are elected by the National Peolpe's Congress. Their term of office is five years.

The President, in pursuance of the decisions of the National Peoples's Congress and its Standing Committee, promulgates statutes, appoints or removes the Premier and other members of the State Council, confers state medals and titles of honor, issues orders of special pardons, proclaims martial law, proclaims a state of war, issues mobilization orders, receives foreign diplomatic representatives on behalf of the People's Republic of China, appoints or recalls plenipotentiary representatives abroad, and ratifies or abrogates treaties and important agreements concluded with foreign states.

The Vice-President assists in the work of the President and may perform the functions and exercise that powers of the President as may be deputed by the President. In case the office of the President falls vacant, the Vice-President will succeed to the office of the President.

The current president is Hu Jintao

* The State Council and Local Governments

The State Council of the People's Republic of China, that is, the Central People's Government, is the highest state administrative organ. It enforces that laws and decisions formulated and approved by the National People's Congress and it s Standing Committee, to which it is responsible and accountable. Within the limits of its power and functions, it has the power to adopt necessary administrative measures and regulations, and issue orders.

The Premier takes overall responsibility for and directs the work of the State Council. He calls and presides over executive and plenary meetings of the State Council. Members of the executive meetings are the Premier, Vice-Premiers, State Councilors and the Secretary-General. Plenary meetings are attended by the Premier, Vice-Premiers, State Councilors, the Secretary-General, ministers in charge of ministries and commissions and the Auditor-General. Decisions on major issues concerning the work of the State Council must be discussed and approved either at the executive meetings or the plenary meetings of the State Council.

The State Council exercises unified leadership over the work of the ministries and commissions and the local governments at different levels. It directs and administers affairs of economy, finance, banking, commerce, education, science, culture, public health, physical culture, family planning, public security, urban and rural development, judicial administration and supervision. In addition it is responsible for the strengthening of national defense, and conducts foreign and civil affairs as well as affairs concerning the nationalities and overseas Chinese.