2008 National People's Congress
The 1st Session of the 11th National People's Congress held its annual meeting from March 5 to March 18, 2008 in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, in conjunction with the 2008 CPPCC.
Image: Hu Jintao Cannes 2011
Image: Wen Jiabao (Cropped)
Image: Wu Bangguo Beijing 2011
Image: Hu Jintao Cannes 2011
Hu Jintao is a Chinese retired politician who served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, the president of China from 2003 to 2013, and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) from 2004 to 2012. He was a member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee, China's de facto top decision-making body, from 1992 to 2012. Hu was the fifth paramount leader of China from 2002 to 2012.
Hu in 2011
Hu's birthplace, Jiangyan, Jiangsu.
Hu Jintao during a defense meeting held at the Pentagon, May 2002
Hu Jintao speech as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China