@Esther11 - I'll try to help you. Last year I took a class in Chinese history. China used to be all one country, but in the 1940's, they had a civil war and the country was divided into two countries.
The People's Republic of China is divided into 22 provinces. Each of these provinces has a Communist Party of China provincial committee, headed by a secretary. This secretary and the committee are in charge of each province. The governor of the provinces is not the boss. Hmm!
The Republic of China administers Taiwan and two small islands. I don't know how this government works.
The government of China seems very complicated.