Do both limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies have boards of directors?

Legal analysis: both limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies can have boards of directors. China's "Company Law" stipulates that if a limited liability company establishes a board of directors, the shareholders' meeting shall be convened by the board of directors and presided over by the chairman; When the chairman is unable to perform his duties or fails to perform his duties, he shall be presided over by the vice chairman; If the vice chairman is unable to perform his duties or fails to perform his duties, more than half of the directors shall elect a director to preside over the meeting. A joint stock limited company shall have a board of directors with five to nineteen members. Members of the board of directors may include company employee representatives. The employee representatives in the board of directors are elected by the employees of the company through employee congresses, employee congresses or other forms of democratic elections.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law.

Article 40 Where a limited liability company establishes a board of directors, the shareholders' meeting shall be convened by the board of directors and presided over by the chairman. When the chairman is unable to perform his duties or fails to perform his duties, he shall be presided over by the vice chairman; If the vice chairman is unable to perform his duties or fails to perform his duties, more than half of the directors shall elect a director to preside over the meeting.

Article 108 A joint stock limited company shall have a board of directors with five to nineteen members. Members of the board of directors may include company employee representatives. The employee representatives in the board of directors are elected by the employees of the company through employee congresses, employee congresses or other forms of democratic elections. The provisions of Article 46 of this Law on the term of office of directors of limited liability companies shall apply to directors of joint stock limited companies. The provisions of Article 47 of this Law concerning the functions and powers of the board of directors of a limited liability company shall apply to the board of directors of a joint stock limited company.