Hints and tips:
...Under Hu Jintao, Xi’s predecessor, the due diligence groups felt they had ample space to operate and that authorities understood their importance to foreign investors....
...China’s official Xinhua news agency later said on Twitter that the former leader Hu Jintao, 79, “insisted on attending the closing session despite the fact that he has been taking time to recuperate recently...
...In international policy, foreign minister Wang Yi, 69, made it on to the politburo, suggesting he will become China’s most senior foreign affairs official, replacing Yang Jiechi....
...However, the carefully choreographed event was initially disrupted by the abrupt departure of Xi’s predecessor, Hu Jintao, from the stage. Hu, 79, was escorted off the rostrum by two officials....
...In 2002, Hu Jintao succeeded Jiang Zemin as party general secretary. In 2012, Hu made way for Xi....
...Li Keqiang, the premier, and Wang Yang, who was responsible for United Front work, were both dropped from the Politburo....
...In coal-producing Shanxi province he helped root out corrupt officials with ties to the powerful aide of former president Hu Jintao....
...Mr Xi’s predecessor Hu Jintao first used the “community of shared destiny”, about Taiwan....
...Hu Jintao was designated as Jiang Zemin’s likely successor in 1992....
...Mr Xi’s predecessors, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao lacked the strength to take on the PLA....
...Wang Yang One of China’s four vice-premiers since 2013, Mr Wang is generally considered an economic reformist....
...“A strong nation needs a strong military,” said a man surnamed Yang, who had brought his young son to the museum. “We are here to recognize the contributions of the military to society.”...
...His predecessor Wang Yang, who as party secretary of Guangdong chose to allow the Wukan elections under the glare of international attention, is now vice-premier....
...They include Ling Wancheng, whose brother served as chief of staff to Mr Xi’s predecessor Hu Jintao....
...After the stilted exchanges with his predecessor Hu Jintao, US officials welcomed the arrival of a president who appeared more comfortable in his own skin....
...The points of fact that support this include: Two of the biggest voices for political reform (Li Yuanchao and Wang Yang) did not make it onto the politburo standing committeeWang Qishan, a strong proponent...
...The subject of the poem is, of course, the work report delivered by Hu Jintao. 3. Guangdong party chief Wang Yang tells delegates to stop sucking up....
...Xi Jinping, the man expected to take over as party chief from Hu Jintao, sat through the entire session with his head bowed, underlining passages in the printout of the speech Mr Hu was giving....
...Hu Jintao echoed these sentiments when he warned in a 2003 speech that “certain major powers” are bent on controlling this crucial sea lane....
...His opening words, casual and straightforward, set the tone for a speech that contrasted with the mechanical style of Hu Jintao, whom he is replacing....
...Xinhua also named Wang Yang, who runs the southern province of Guangdong and Zhang Gaoli, party secretary of Tianjin....
...party chief Wang Yang, 57 – mainly due to their relative youth and opposition from conservative party elders, including former premier Li Peng....
...President Hu Jintao and other top leaders arrived in the resort on Friday, according to three people familiar with the meeting....
...Under the cautious 10-year rule of Mr Xi’s predecessor, Hu Jintao, China’s GDP increased nearly fivefold....
...This made him a protégé of Hu Jintao, Mr Xi’s predecessor, who dominates the youth league faction, one of the main groups in the party....
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