President of the Republic of China
   For the president of the People's Republic of China, see President of the People's Republic of China.     President of the Republic of China                    .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}  中華民國總統    Presidential Seal    Presidential Standard     Incumbent Tsai Ing-wen since 20 May 2016  ( 2016-05-20 )    Style   Her Excellency ( 閣下 )    Residence  Yonghe Residence    Seat   Presidential Palace, Nanking (1947–1949) Presidential Office Building, Taipei (1949–present)     Appointer  Direct election    Term length  Two consecutive 4-year terms Section 6 of Article 2 of the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China     Constituting instrument  Constitution of the Republic of China    Formation  1 January 1912  ( 1912-01-01 )  as the Provisional President 10 October 1913  ( 1913-10-10 )  as the President (Peiyang Government) 10 October 1928  ( 1928-10-10 )  as the Chairman of the Nationalist Government 20 May 1948  ( 1948-05-20 )  as the Pr...