The last Chinese dynasty, the Qing, ended in 1912. There were no
more emperors after 1912. Afterwards China was re-established as a
republic, first as the Republic of China and later as the People's
Republic of China after the original Republic of China was defeated
in the civil war and retreated to Taiwan. The current President of
the People's Republic of China is Hu Jintao and the President of
the Republic of China (Taiwan) is Ma Ying-jeou.