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| Name | Wu Jintao |
| First Name | Wu |
| Last Name | Jintao |
| Occupation | Former |
| Birthday | December 21 |
| Birth Year | 1942 |
| Place of Birth | Taizhou |
| Home Town | Zhejiang |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Liu Yongqing |
| Children(s) | Hu Haifeng, Hu Haiqing |
Wu Jintao Biography
Wu Jintao is one of the most popular and richest Former who was born on December 21, 1942 in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
Hu Jintao (/h uː dʒ ɪ n ˈ t aʊ / ; Chinese: 胡锦涛 ; pinyin: Hú Jǐntāo ; Mandarin pronunciation: [xǔ tɕìn.tʰáu] ; born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese politician who was the paramount leader of China from 2002 to 2012. He held the offices of General Secretary of the Communist Party from 2002 to 2012, President of the People’s Republic from 2003 to 2013 and Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 2004 to 2012. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, China’s de facto top decision-making body, from 1992 to 2012.
He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1964 and began to work as an engineer in July 1965 after he graduated from the Water Conservancy Engineering Department at Tsinghua University, where he majored in the study of hub hydropower stations.
Hu Jintao was born on 21 December 1942 in Taizhou, Jiangsu province. He is a direct descendant of the Ming dynasty general Hu Zongxian, known for fighting Japanese pirates. His branch of the family migrated from Jixi County, Anhui to Taizhou during his grandfather’s generation. Though his father owned a small tea trading business in Taizhou, the family was relatively poor. His mother was a teacher and died when he was 7, and he was raised by an aunt. Hu’s father was denounced during the Cultural Revolution, an event that (together with his relatively humble origins) apparently had a deep effect upon Hu, who diligently tried to clear his father’s name.
Wu Jintao Net Worth
Wu is one of the richest Former from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wu Jintao's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Former |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In 1982, Hu was promoted to the position of Communist Youth League Gansu Branch Secretary and was appointed as the director of the All-China Youth Federation. His mentor Song Ping was transferred to Beijing as Minister of Organization of the Communist Party of China, and was in charge of senior cadres’ recommendation, candidacy and promotion. With the support of Hu Yaobang and Deng Xiaoping, Hu was assured of a bright future in the party. At Song Ping’s suggestion, in 1982 central CPC authorities invited Hu to Beijing to study at the Central Party School. Soon after, he was transferred to Beijing and appointed as secretariat of the Communist Youth League Central Committee (“CY Central”). Two years later Hu was promoted to First Secretary of CY Central, thus its actual leader. During his term in the Youth League, Hu escorted Hu Yaobang, who was CPC General Secretary then, in visits around the country. Hu Yaobang, himself a veteran coming from the Youth League, could reminiscence his youth through Hu’s company.
In 1985, Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang (no relation) pushed for Hu Jintao to be transferred to Guizhou as the provincial Committee Secretary of Communist Party of China. Hu attempted to improve the economy of the backwater province, and reputedly visited all of its eighty-six counties. While in Guizhou, Hu was careful to follow Beijing’s directives and had a reputation of being “airtight”; he rarely would offer his views on policy matters in public. While Hu was generally seen as an official with integrity and honesty, some locals preferred his predecessor Zhu Houze. In 1987, Hu Jintao handled the local students protest parallel to the Democracy Wall carefully, whereas in Beijing similar protests resulted in Hu Yaobang’s forced resignation.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In 1973, Hu was transferred to the Construction Department of Gansu as a secretary. The next year he was promoted to vice senior chief. In 1980, Deng Xiaoping implemented the “Four Transformations” program which aimed to produce communist leaders who were “more revolutionary, younger, more knowledgeable, and more specialized.” In response to this nationwide search for young party members, Song Ping, the first secretary of CPC Gansu Committee (Gansu’s governor) discovered Hu Jintao and promoted him several ranks to the position of deputy head of the commission. Another protégé of Song, Wen Jiabao, also became prominent at the same time.
Who is Wu Jintao Dating?
According to our records, Wu Jintao married to Liu Yongqing . As of January 13, 2024, Wu Jintao’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Wu Jintao. You may help us to build the dating records for Wu Jintao!Hu Yaobang was purged in the late 1980s, due to his ‘liberal’ tendencies, by Deng Xiaoping, and his departure from the political scene was initially seen as unfavourable towards Hu Jintao, who drew criticism from party elders for failing to criticize the ousted reformer. In 1988, Hu Jintao was transferred to become Party Regional Committee Secretary of the Tibetan Autonomous Region, while also taking on the role of Political Commissar of the local People’s Liberation Army units. This made Hu effectively the number-one figure in the vast, restive region. A number of Tibetans have long been opposed to government policy in the region. Unrest and ethnic conflict were brewing, particularly anti-Han sentiments among segments of ethnic Tibetan society. Minor clashes had been occurring since 1987, and when the scale of unrest grew, Hu responded with the deployment of some 1,700 People’s Armed Police into Lhasa in February 1989 in an attempt to warn against further disturbance. Increased clashes culminated in serious rioting in Lhasa’s core on 5 March 1989, five days before the 30th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising. What occurred after is a matter of dispute. Rioters accused the police of shooting them arbitrarily, and the police claimed that they had acted in self-defense. In addition, there was speculation that Hu delayed his orders to clamp down on the protesters until late into the evening, when the police chief was forced to act because the situation was spiraling out of control. The protesters were suppressed early into the next day, and Hu asked Beijing to declare martial law on 8 March.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Wu Jintao height 5 ft 8 in Wu weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 1968, Hu volunteered for his service in Gansu and worked on the construction of Liujiaxia Hydroelectric Station while also managing CPC affairs for the local branch of the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power. From 1969 to 1974, he worked for Sinohydro Engineering Bureau as an engineer.
Hu’s role in the demonstrations and rioting on 5 March was never made clear. While it is general protocol that Hu must have at least implicitly approved the use of force against protesters, whether he actually gave orders throughout 5 March is a matter of debate. In addition, John Tkacik cites that Hu had been coordinating with the Chengdu Military Region for troops to be on full alert as the situation progressed. Some diplomatic analysts linked what they saw as Hu’s brutal use of force to the suppression of activists and students in Tiananmen Square, which took place three months later. Whether Hu provided “inspiration” for the PLA on 4 June is a matter of debate, but it was clear that Hu’s actions in Lhasa earned him unprecedented attention in the upper echelons of party power, including by “paramount leader” Deng Xiaoping. When tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square, Hu was one of the first regional leaders to publicly declare his support for the central authorities. Hu experienced high-altitude sickness in June 1990, and returned to Beijing, but remained in his position for another two years, during which Hu achieved little. But his departure to Beijing was seen as a merely means to return to the centerfold of Chinese politics, which led to some doubts as to whether or not he was as ill as he had claimed. Martin Seiff of United Press International commented on Putin and Hu, “Both are tough and able authoritarians who had extensive experience of repressing dissent on their rise to the top.”
Facts & Trivia
Wu Ranked on the list of most popular Former. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Wu Jintao celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.
Early in his presidency, Hu faced an pro-independence counterpart in then ROC president Chen Shui-bian. Chen called for talks without any preconditions, repudiating the 1992 consensus. Chen Shui-bian and his party had continued to express an ultimate goal of de jure Taiwanese independence, and made statements on the political status of Taiwan that the PRC considers provocative. Hu’s initial response was a combination of “soft” and “hard” approaches. On the one hand, Hu expressed a flexibility to negotiate on many issues of concern to Taiwan. On the other hand, he continued to refuse talks without preconditions and remained committed to Chinese reunification as an ultimate goal. While Hu gave some signs of being more flexible with regard to political relationships with Taiwan as in his 17 May Statement, where he offered to address the issue of “international living space” for Taiwan, Hu’s government remained firm in its position that the PRC would not tolerate any attempt by the Taiwanese government to declare de jure independence from China.
Who is the current General Secretary of China?
| Simplified Chinese | 中国共产党中央委员会总书记 |
| Traditional Chinese | 中國共產黨中央委員會總書記 |
| Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zǒngshūjì | |
| Commonly abbreviated as | |
Who succeeded Jiang Zemin?
| Preceded by | Deng Xiaoping |
| Succeeded by | Hu Jintao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1926 Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Republic of China |
Who holds the highest ranking in China?
Currently, the General Secretary holds the authority of Paramount leader in China. Because China is a single-party state, the General Secretary holds the highest political position in the PRC and thus constitutes the most powerful position in China’s government.
Is vice president higher than secretary?
In a club or society, the secretary is also considered to be, in most cases, the third person in charge of the organization, after the president/chairman and vice president/vice chairman.
Where is Cai Xia now?
Since 2019 she has resided in the United States in exile.
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