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Hu Jintao

Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party · China · Politicians · Born 1942 · age 83

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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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A life in dates

2006“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.”In their words20 April 2006White House speech (20 April 2006)

“The Chinese people have always cherished goodwill towards the American people. In 1784, U.S.”In their words20 April 2006White House speech (20 April 2006)

“The Chinese are industrious, courageous, honest, and intelligent. They created the splendid ancient Chinese civilization.”In their words20 April 2006White House speech (20 April 2006)

“Both China and the United States are countries of significant influence in the world.”In their words20 April 2006White House speech (20 April 2006)

“The Chinese and the Americans are great peoples. The Americans are optimistic, full of enterprising drive, down to earth, and innovative.”In their words20 April 2006White House speech (20 April 2006)

“We are ready to continue to work with the U.S.”In their words20 April 2006White House speech (20 April 2006)

2005Golden Key of MadridAwardChairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of ChinaOffice2005-20132004Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist PartyOffice2004-20122003President of the People's Republic of ChinaOffice2003-20132002General Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyOffice2002-20122001Honorary Doctorate of École Centrale de LyonAward1998Vice President of the People's Republic of ChinaOffice1998-20031993President of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist PartyOffice1993-20021992First Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyOffice1992-20021988Secretary of the Tibet Committee of the Chinese Communist PartyOffice1988-19921942Born21 December 1942

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Hu's birthplace, Jiangyan, JiangsuHu's birthplace, Jiangyan, JiangsuHu Jintao during a defense meeting held at the Pentagon, May 2002Hu Jintao during a defense meeting held at the Pentagon, May 2002Hu speaks as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese leader in 2012Hu speaks as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese leader in 2012Hu talks with U.S. President Barack Obama at the 2009 G20 Pittsburgh summitHu talks with U.S. President Barack Obama at the 2009 G20 Pittsburgh summitHu with U.S. President George W. Bush and former U.S. president George H. W. Bush in Beijing, 10 August 2008Hu with U.S. President George W. Bush and former U.S. president George H. W. Bush in Beijing, 10 August 2008Protests against Hu in Hong Kong, July 2012Protests against Hu in Hong Kong, July 2012

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  1. 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.

    Apr 20, 2006, White House speech (20 April 2006), Own words

  2. 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.

    Apr 20, 2006, White House speech (20 April 2006), Own words

  3. The Chinese people have always cherished goodwill towards the American people. In 1784, U.S.

    Apr 20, 2006, White House speech (20 April 2006), Own words

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Awards

Golden Key of Madrid2005
Honorary Doctorate of École Centrale de Lyon2001
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class
Nishan-e-Pakistan
Order of José Martí
Order of Saparmurat Türkmenbaşy the Great
Order of the Sun of Peru
National Order of Madagascar
Supreme Order of the Renaissance

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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, and locked in China's rise across Africa and Latin America. Modest, technocratic, he governed by committee for ten years of relentless growth. In 2012 he handed power to Xi Jinping and vanished from the spotlight - the only living former paramount leader.

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China
Category
Politicians
Type
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Status
living
Dates
Born 1942 · age 83

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