(born 21 December 1942) is the current [[Paramount Leader]] of the [[Peoples Republic of China]]. He has held the titles of [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China]] since 2002, [[President of the Peoples Republic of China]] since 2003, and [[Chairman of the Central Military Commission]] since 2004, succeeding [[Jiang Zemin]] as the top leader of [[Generations of Chinese leadership|fourth generation leadership]] of the People Republic of China.
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Hu Jintao
{{Chinese name|[[Hu (surname)|Hu]]}}
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{{Infobox president
|name = Hu Jintao
胡锦涛 |image = Hu Jintao 2004.jpg |caption = |imagesize = 220px |office1 = [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China]] |term_start1 = 15 November 2002
({{age in years and days|2002|11|15}}) |term_end1 = |president1 = Himself |premier1 = [[Wen Jiabao]] |predecessor1 = [[Jiang Zemin]] |successor1 = |office2 = [[President of the Peoples Republic of China]] |vicepresident2 = [[Zeng Qinghong]]
[[Xi Jinping]] |term_start2 = 15 March 2003 |term_end2 = |predecessor2 = [[Jiang Zemin]] |successor2 = |office3 = [[Chairman of the Central Military Commission|Chairman of the Central Military Commission of CPC]] |deputy3 = [[Guo Boxiong]]
[[Xu Caihou]] |predecessor3 = [[Jiang Zemin]] |successor3 = |term_start3 = 19 September 2004 |term_end3 = |office4 = [[Vice President of the Peoples Republic of China]] |president4 = [[Jiang Zemin]] |predecessor4 = [[Rong Yiren]] |successor4 = [[Zeng Qinghong]] |term_start4 = 15 March 1998 |term_end4 = 15 March 2003 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|12|21|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Jiangyan]], [[Republic of China|China]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Communist Party of China]] |spouse = [[Liu Yongqing]] |children = [[Hu Haifeng]]
[[Hu Haiqing]] |residence = [[Zhongnanhai]], [[Beijing]] |alma_mater = [[Tsinghua University]] |profession = [[Hydraulic engineering|Hydraulic engineer]] |signature = Hu Jintao Sign.png }} {{Fix bunching|mid}} {{Chinese |title=Hu Jintao |s={{linktext|胡|锦|涛}} |t={{linktext|胡|錦|濤}} |p=Hú Jǐntāo |poj=Hô Kím-tô |j=wu4 gam2 tou4 }} {{Fix bunching|end}} Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is the current [[Paramount Leader]] of the [[Peoples Republic of China]]. He has held the titles of [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China]] since 2002, [[President of the Peoples Republic of China]] since 2003, and [[Chairman of the Central Military Commission]] since 2004, succeeding [[Jiang Zemin]] as the top leader of [[Generations of Chinese leadership|fourth generation leadership]] of the People Republic of China. Hu possesses a low-key and reserved leadership style.lt;/ref> His rise to the presidency represents Chinas transition of leadership from old, hard-core communists to younger, more pragmatic technocracy (bureaucratic) . Since his ascendancy, Hu has reinstated certain controls on the economy relaxed by the previous administration, and has been highly conservative in his attitude to political reforms.lt;/ref> In foreign policy, Hu advocates for an approach termed "China's peaceful rise , pursuing soft power in international relations. Through Hus tenure, Chinas global influence in Africa, Latin America and other developing countries has increased.https://monitor.worldsavvy.org/index.php?optioncom_content&viewarticle&id126&Itemid184 World Savvy Monitor: China and the World - A foreign policy overview] Hu has been involved in the Communist party bureaucracy for most of his adult life, notably as CPC Party Chief for the Tibet Autonomous Region and then later Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China and Vice President of the People's Republic of China under Jiang Zemin. Hus political philosophy is summarily described as aiming to found a basis for Harmonious Society domestically and for Peaceful Developmentinternationally,lt;/ref> the former generated by a Scientific Development Concept which seeks integrated solutions to tackle Chinas various Social issues in the People's Republic of China
胡锦涛 |image = Hu Jintao 2004.jpg |caption = |imagesize = 220px |office1 = [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China]] |term_start1 = 15 November 2002
({{age in years and days|2002|11|15}}) |term_end1 = |president1 = Himself |premier1 = [[Wen Jiabao]] |predecessor1 = [[Jiang Zemin]] |successor1 = |office2 = [[President of the Peoples Republic of China]] |vicepresident2 = [[Zeng Qinghong]]
[[Xi Jinping]] |term_start2 = 15 March 2003 |term_end2 = |predecessor2 = [[Jiang Zemin]] |successor2 = |office3 = [[Chairman of the Central Military Commission|Chairman of the Central Military Commission of CPC]] |deputy3 = [[Guo Boxiong]]
[[Xu Caihou]] |predecessor3 = [[Jiang Zemin]] |successor3 = |term_start3 = 19 September 2004 |term_end3 = |office4 = [[Vice President of the Peoples Republic of China]] |president4 = [[Jiang Zemin]] |predecessor4 = [[Rong Yiren]] |successor4 = [[Zeng Qinghong]] |term_start4 = 15 March 1998 |term_end4 = 15 March 2003 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|12|21|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Jiangyan]], [[Republic of China|China]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Communist Party of China]] |spouse = [[Liu Yongqing]] |children = [[Hu Haifeng]]
[[Hu Haiqing]] |residence = [[Zhongnanhai]], [[Beijing]] |alma_mater = [[Tsinghua University]] |profession = [[Hydraulic engineering|Hydraulic engineer]] |signature = Hu Jintao Sign.png }} {{Fix bunching|mid}} {{Chinese |title=Hu Jintao |s={{linktext|胡|锦|涛}} |t={{linktext|胡|錦|濤}} |p=Hú Jǐntāo |poj=Hô Kím-tô |j=wu4 gam2 tou4 }} {{Fix bunching|end}} Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is the current [[Paramount Leader]] of the [[Peoples Republic of China]]. He has held the titles of [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of China]] since 2002, [[President of the Peoples Republic of China]] since 2003, and [[Chairman of the Central Military Commission]] since 2004, succeeding [[Jiang Zemin]] as the top leader of [[Generations of Chinese leadership|fourth generation leadership]] of the People Republic of China. Hu possesses a low-key and reserved leadership style.lt;/ref> His rise to the presidency represents Chinas transition of leadership from old, hard-core communists to younger, more pragmatic technocracy (bureaucratic) . Since his ascendancy, Hu has reinstated certain controls on the economy relaxed by the previous administration, and has been highly conservative in his attitude to political reforms.lt;/ref> In foreign policy, Hu advocates for an approach termed "China's peaceful rise , pursuing soft power in international relations. Through Hus tenure, Chinas global influence in Africa, Latin America and other developing countries has increased.https://monitor.worldsavvy.org/index.php?optioncom_content&viewarticle&id126&Itemid184 World Savvy Monitor: China and the World - A foreign policy overview] Hu has been involved in the Communist party bureaucracy for most of his adult life, notably as CPC Party Chief for the Tibet Autonomous Region and then later Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China and Vice President of the People's Republic of China under Jiang Zemin. Hus political philosophy is summarily described as aiming to found a basis for Harmonious Society domestically and for Peaceful Developmentinternationally,lt;/ref> the former generated by a Scientific Development Concept which seeks integrated solutions to tackle Chinas various Social issues in the People's Republic of China
Early life
Hu Jintao was born in Jiangyan Jiangsu on 21 December 1942. His branch of the family migrated from Jixi of Anhui to Jiangyan during his grandfathers generation. Official records therefore describe him as a native of Jixilt;/ref> without mention of Jiangsu. Even though his father owned a small tea trading business in Taizhou, the family was relatively poor. His mother died when he was seven, and he was raised by an aunt. Hus father was later denounced during the Cultural Revolution an event that (together with his relatively humble origins) apparently had a deep effect upon Hu, who diligently tried to clear his fathers name.lt;/ref> Hu was a gifted student in high school, excelling in activities such as singing and dancing. In 1964, while still a student at Beijings Tsinghua University Hu joined the Communist Party of China (CPC), before the Cultural Revolution He was the chairman of Tsinghua Student Union at that time. He graduated in hydraulic engineering in 1965. At Tsinghua, Hu met a fellow student Liu Yongqing now his wife. They have a son and a daughter named Hu Haifeng and Hu Haiqing respectively. In 1968, Hu volunteered for his service in Gansu and worked on the construction of Liujiaxia Dam lt;ref>"临夏旅游" (Linxia Tourism), published by Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture Tourist Board, 2003. 146 pages. No ISBN. Pages 26-27. while also managing Party affairs for the local branch of the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power. From 1969 to 1974, Hu worked for Sinohydro Engineering Bureau, as an engineer.lt;/ref>Early political career
In 1974, Hu was transferred to the Construction Department of Gansu as a secretary. The next year he was promoted to vice senior chief. In 1980, Deng Xiaoping implemented the "Four Transformations" program, which aimed to produce communist leaders who were "more revolutionary, younger, more knowledgeable, and more specialized." In response to this nation-wide search for young party members, Song Ping the first secretary of CPC Gansu Committee (Gansus governor) discovered Hu Jintao and promoted him several ranks to the position of deputy head of the commission.Nathan & Gilley, p. 40 Another protégé of Song, Wen Jiabao also became prominent at the same time. In 1981, Hu, along with Deng Xiaopings daughter Deng Nan and Hu Yaobang s son Hu Deping, were trained in the Central Party School in Beijing. Hu made a good impression on Deng Nan, who happened to report it to her father.Hu Deping even invited Hu Jintao to his home and met with Hu Yaobang, who was a standing member of the politburo at that time. Hu Jintaos modesty created an impact on Hu Yaobang. In 1982, Hu was promoted to the position of Communist Youth League Gansu Branch Secretary and was appointed as the director of the All-China Youth Federation lt;/ref>http://iao.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/Henriot/AKQWeb/IEP/Communisme_pdf/Ewing_2003.pdf Full article] His mentor Song Ping was transferred to Beijing as Minister of Organization of the Communist Party of China, and was in charge of senior cadres recommendation, candidacy and promotion. With the support of Hu Yaobang and Deng Xiaoping, Hu was assured of a bright future in the party. At Song Pings suggestion, in 1982 central Party authorities invited Hu to Beijing to study at the Central Party School.Nathan & Gilley, p. 42 Soon after, he was transferred to Beijing and appointed as secretariat of the Communist Youth League of China Central Committee ("CY Central"). Two years later Hu was promoted to First Secretary of CY Central, thus its actual leader. During his term in the Youth League, Hu escorted Hu Yaobang, who was General Secretary of CPC then, in visits around the country. Hu Yaobang, himself a veteran coming from the Youth League, could reminiscence his youth through Hus company.
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