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Hu Jintaoi

Born in 1942 and Chinese president since 2003, Anhui native Hu Jintao had been posted to Gansu, Guizhou and Tibet during his climb up the party ranks, and first became a member of the Politburo’s standing committee in 1992. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 1964 with a degree in engineering. The Communist Youth League is known to be a staunch supporter of Hu. He retired as General Secretary of the Communist Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Party's Central Military Commission during the 18th Party Congress in November 2012. He remained president of the PRC until 2013 when he was succeeded by Xi Jinping.

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China is all the poorer for the death of the ‘people’s premier’ Li Keqiang, who always showed his caring side even as he steered the nation through some of its most difficult moments.

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The ultra-leftist revival threatens Xi’s plans to revive the economy and turn China into a dominant world power by 2049. It’s time to curb these ultra-nationalistic tendencies and return to pragmatic reform and development.

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China’s new leadership line-up could be finalised by the end of September, if officials follow a similar timetable to the last congress. But don’t expect any straw polls – or to find out who made the cut until the final day.

  • State Council announces promotion of Hu Haifeng to deputy civil affairs minister after five years as party boss of small city in eastern China
  • He started his government career in May 2013, months after his father stepped down as president
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Business-like tone takes the place of warm family moments displayed during 2017 visit as Xi Jinping and Joe Biden hold first in-person talks in a year.

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Ambassador Xing Haiming accused the US of being the “biggest external challenge” to Seoul-Beijing relations, while also claiming Hu Jintao’s dramatic exit at the Communist Party congress was due to age.

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Audience of more than 70,000 fills Tiananmen Square for carefully choreographed celebration and while Xi Jinping gets much of the attention, younger faces also take centre stage.

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Xi Jinping is expected to emphasise China’s success in combating the coronavirus and call for international cooperation on the pandemic and climate change.

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Some Communist Party authorities across the country are quick to applaud Beijing’s decisions, but they may not implement top-level directives when there is a conflict with local interests.

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China’s ‘dual-circulation’ strategy to boost consumption and reduce reliance on overseas markets dates back to the late 2000s, says veteran China observer Michael Pettis.

Photographer Samira Bouaou gave the folder to the US president as he left the East Room after speaking at a reception for the Congressional Medal of Honour Society.