The founder of communist china [People's Republic of China(PRC)], Mao Zedong. It was limited. The Politburo Standing Committee controls the Communist party and the military; it has between 4 and 9 members. The majority of governmental power, however, is concentrated in one position, the Paramount Leader. This leader holds several other titles as well: the General Secretary of the Communist Party, General Secretary of the Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and President of the country. The government is further divided into 4 branches: the legislative, the executive, the judicial, and the military.