National People's CongressContext · opens NPC viewConstitutional selection context; the highest state organ of power. Elects both offices and may remove either from office. National People's Congress — Elects — President of the PRC. Election by the NPC itself, not by its Standing Committee or the President. National People's Congress — Elects — Vice-President of the PRC. The NPC elects the Vice-President; a vacancy is also filled through NPC election. Constitution, Articles 57, 62(4), 63(1), 79, 84. If both offices become vacant, the NPC elects a new President and Vice-President; until their election, the NPC Standing Committee Chairperson temporarily acts as President (Article 84 paragraph 3). The optional double-vacancy group reveals this external context office.President of the PRCPresidency · officeExact constitutional office, distinct from the broader Presidency category. Article 80 powers operate pursuant to NPC or NPC Standing Committee decisions; this view does not imply an independently controlled presidential cabinet. National People's Congress — Elects — President of the PRC. Election by the NPC itself, not by its Standing Committee or the President. President of the PRC — May entrust part of presidential powers — Vice-President of the PRC. Only when entrusted by the President may the Vice-President exercise part of the President's functions and powers on the President's behalf. Vice-President of the PRC — Assists — President of the PRC. The Vice-President assists the President in the President's work. Vice-President of the PRC — Succeeds if the presidency becomes vacant — President of the PRC. Succession applies when the President's office becomes vacant; this does not assert that a vacancy existed on the selected date. Constitution, Articles 79–84. If both offices become vacant, the NPC elects a new President and Vice-President; until their election, the NPC Standing Committee Chairperson temporarily acts as President (Article 84 paragraph 3). The optional double-vacancy group reveals this external context office.Vice-President of the PRCPresidency · officeA separately elected constitutional office. A vacancy in this office is filled by an NPC election. National People's Congress — Elects — Vice-President of the PRC. The NPC elects the Vice-President; a vacancy is also filled through NPC election. President of the PRC — May entrust part of presidential powers — Vice-President of the PRC. Only when entrusted by the President may the Vice-President exercise part of the President's functions and powers on the President's behalf. Vice-President of the PRC — Assists — President of the PRC. The Vice-President assists the President in the President's work. Vice-President of the PRC — Succeeds if the presidency becomes vacant — President of the PRC. Succession applies when the President's office becomes vacant; this does not assert that a vacancy existed on the selected date. Constitution, Articles 79, 82–84. If both offices become vacant, the NPC elects a new President and Vice-President; until their election, the NPC Standing Committee Chairperson temporarily acts as President (Article 84 paragraph 3). The optional double-vacancy group reveals this external context office.+ Double-vacancy provisionOptional constitutional context, not an internal Presidency body.