<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Current state representation </Th> <Th> Former state representation </Th> <Th> Current leaders </Th> <Th> Current representative </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> People 's Republic of China ( since 1971 ) </Td> <Td> Republic of China ( 1945 -- 1949 ) ( on both Mainland China and Taiwan ) Republic of China ( 1949 -- 1971 ) ( only on Taiwan ) </Td> <Td> President : Xi Jinping Premier : Li Keqiang </Td> <Td> Ma Zhaoxu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> French Fifth Republic ( since 1958 ) </Td> <Td> Provisional Government of the French Republic ( 1945 -- 1946 ) French Fourth Republic ( 1946 -- 1958 ) </Td> <Td> President : Emmanuel Macron Prime Minister : Édouard Philippe </Td> <Td> François Delattre </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Russian Federation ( since 1991 ) </Td> <Td> Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( 1945 -- 1991 ) </Td> <Td> President : Vladimir Putin Prime Minister : Dmitry Medvedev </Td> <Td> Vasily Nebenzya </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ( since 1945 ) </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Monarch : Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister : Theresa May </Td> <Td> Karen Pierce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> United States of America ( since 1945 ) </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> President : Donald Trump Vice President : Mike Pence </Td> <Td> Nikki Haley </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who are the permanent member of un security council
China France Russia United Kingdom United States