Split and merge into it. Answer by Jkm Young. Confidence votes 36.2K. China doesn't have a Prime Minister, it has a Premier and a President (the President is the head of state, formerly the chairman, because he was the chairman of the communist party there). The position of Premier is most often referred to as the Prime Minister of China, as it is the head of government. Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The current Premier is Li Keqiang who has been in office since 15 March 2013.