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Hu Jintao
said
President George W. Bush, Mrs. Bush, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends. I'm glad to visit the United States in the lovely season of spring, at your invitation, Mr. President.
— White House speech (20 April 2006)
Hu Jintao
Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
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- China rank#19
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Born 1942 · age 84China
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He ran China for a decade of explosive growth, yet barely left a fingerprint. Hu Jintao led by consensus and退让—stepping back when his turn ended, the first paramount leader to walk away cleanly.
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Born in Jiangsu in 1942, Hu Jintao studied engineering at Tsinghua, joined the Party in college, and worked his way up through provincial posts in Gansu, Guizhou, and Tibet—where his harsh crackdown on dissent caught the eye of the top brass. He became general secretary in 2002, president in 2003, the first leader born after the civil war generation. His tenure saw the SARS response, expanded healthcare, the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Tibetan unrest, and the Ürümqi riots. He pushed "Harmonious Society" at home and soft power abroad, oversaw the Anti-Secession Law and a trade pact with Taiwan, an…
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Hu Jintao
said
I have come to enhance dialogues, expand common ground, deepen mutual trust and cooperation, and to promote the all-around growth of constructive and cooperative China-U.S.
— White House speech (20 April 2006)
Hu Jintao
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The Chinese people have always cherished goodwill towards the American people. In 1784, U.S.
— White House speech (20 April 2006)
Hu Jintao
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In our common struggle against fascist aggression over 60 years ago, several thousand American soldiers lost their lives in battlefields in China.
— White House speech (20 April 2006)
Hu Jintao
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The Chinese are industrious, courageous, honest, and intelligent. They created the splendid ancient Chinese civilization.
— White House speech (20 April 2006)
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