BEIJING -- It was a visual made for television, and for the Chinese president's own image, too: Hu Jintao surrounded by villagers Thursday, stuffing dumpling skins with seasoned pork for the Lunar New ...

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Paying tribute to President Jiang Zemin, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, urged the nation to rally around himself, a week after protests tested his authority. By Chris Buckley But he has not conceded ...

In China, President Hu Jintao has taken complete control of the country, after Jiang Zemin finally gave up his post as head of the military. The consolidation of power took place at the relatively ...

Top Senate Democrat calls Hu a 'dictator;' Chinese-U.S. investment announced. Jan. 19, 2011— -- President Obama formally welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House today even as the ...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Chinese stock markets traded higher Thursday, a day after President Hu Jintao called for greater supervision over the financial system. In comments made Wednesday and ...

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(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Hu Jintao, former president of the People’s Republic of China. 1964 - Joins the Communist Party of China (CPC). 1964-1965 - Postgraduate and political instructor ...

Hu Haifeng arrives for the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing BEIJING (Reuters) - Hu Haifeng, son of former Chinese President Hu Jintao, ...

Following his appearance in Washington, Chinese president Hu Jintao is headed for Chicago. The New Yorker's Evan Osnos asks why. "Why not?" one might reply, but Osnos searches for the real reason ...

Who says China’s communist leaders have no sense of humor? When President Hu Jintao introduced the nation’s new lineup of top leaders at the grand finale of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese ...