(b. 1942), political leader of China. Born in Shanghai in December 1942, with ancestral roots in Anhui Province, Hu Jintao graduated from China's Qinghua University, Department of Irrigation Engineering, in 1965. He joined the Chinese Communist...

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hu. Hu Jintao (simplified Chinese: 胡锦涛; traditional Chinese: 胡錦濤; pinyin: Hú Jǐntāo; born December 21, 1942) is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the...

NEW YORK, APRIL 21 WE read of the protocols that confronted President Bush, even as they vexed President Hu Jintao. We safely assume that most of the questions were explored in private conversations between ambassadors, brought in for special coaching. A point...

THE SPEECH by China's president, Hu Jintao, to the Communist Party Congress on Monday was a reminder of how much the world misses George Orwell. Hu's touting of "scientific development" - a doctrine that is now to be enshrined along with Marxism-Leninism and Mao...

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday kicked off a landmark visit to Sudan _ the first by a Chinese president _ amid high expectations he would push Beijing's longtime ally to cooperate with the United Nations in solving the Darfur crisis.Cheering Sudanese, some dancing to...

President Hu Jintao will seek to boost trade and highlight Beijing's aid initiatives during his trip to Africa, an official said Wednesday, brushing aside accusations that China is overlooking human rights abuses to gain access to Africa's resources.Africa has become an important source of oil...