Protocol order of precedence in the People's Republic of China
At the top of the protocol-based hierarchy of the People's Republic of China are the members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China . The upper part of the ranking is summarized as follows:
- Members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo:
- Remaining members of the Politburo
- Retired party and state leaders, including Jiang Zemin
- Members of the Chinese Communist Party Secretariat:
- Vice Prime Minister (already members of the Politburo)
- Vice-President of the Central Military Commission
- Vice-President of the National People's Congress
- Members of the Standing Committee of the State Council
- President of the Supreme People's Court ( Zhou Qiang )
- President of the Supreme People's Procuratorate ( Cao Jianming )
- Former Vice-Presidents of the Politburo Standing Committee
- Members of the Central Military Commission
- Minister of the State Council
- Party leaders and governors of the provinces, if not already listed