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Hu Jintao

Activists of India's National Panthers Party shout slogans as they burn an effigy of former Chinese president Hu Jintao during a protest in New Delhi on April 24, 2013, after an alleged incursion into Indian territory by Chinese troops. India's foreign ministry said that it had asked China to withdraw troops who have allegedly advanced into disputed territory claimed by New Delhi in a remote area of the Himalayas.

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About Hu Jintao

Hu Jintao (Pinyin: Hú Jǐntāo, pronounced [xǔ tɕìntʰɑ́ʊ]; born 21 December 1942) is the current Paramount leader of the People's Republic of China. He has held the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang Zemin as the chief of the fourth generation of leadership of the Communist Party of China.

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