Paramount leader
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Paramount leader is an informal term for the most important political figure of the People's Republic of China. The paramount leader typically controls the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Lib
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Hu Jintao
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Hu Jintao is a Chinese retired politician who served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012, president of China from 2003 to 2013, chairman of the Party Central Mili
Paramount leader
…considered to have taken on the role in November 2012 since assuming the position of CCP general secretary, rather than in March 2013 when he succeeded Hu Jintao as president. The paramount leader is not a formal position nor an office unto itself. The term gained prominence among foreign observers during the…
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Hu speaks as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese leader in 2012