Xu Caihou
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Xu Caihou was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, the country's top military council. As vice chairman of the CMC, he was one of the
Xu Caihou in October 2009
Xu Caihou met U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in 2009.
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
Xu Caihou
…seen by some observers as the day-to-day executive authority in the upper military ranks because CCP General Secretary and Central Military Chairman Hu Jintao, nominally Xu's superior, took a relatively hands-off approach to military affairs. In 2007, he was named to the 25-member Politburo, being elected at…
Hu in 2011
Hu's birthplace in Jiangyan, Jiangsu
Hu during a defense meeting held at the Pentagon, May 2002
Hu speaks as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese leader in 2012