Wen Jiabao is a Chinese retired politician who served as the premier of China from 2003 to 2013. In his capacity as head of government, Wen was regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy. From 2002 to 2012, he held membership in the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the country's de facto top power organ, where he was ranked third out of nine members and after general secretary Hu Jintao and Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
Wen in 2012
Wen at the China University of Geosciences in 1960
Wen visiting Tsinghua University in May 2009.
Wen at the 2009 World Economic Forum in Davos.
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