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...Viewpoint: The Real Hu Jintao...
...mention was made of advancing democracy or expanding civil rights over the next 17 years. And it's unrealistic to expect Hu to take any initiative on those fronts because his authority does not reside in his credentials as a visionary or ideologue. Having been on the losing side of the defining ideological battle of the 20th century, China's rulers since Mao Zedong have learned an unequivocal lesson: no one, not even Party leaders, can afford to use ideological solutions to resolve the country's social problems. Hu's power is solely dependent upon his legitimacy within the Party...
...Hu is President because he is an accomplished political contortionist, and so far he's made all the moves expected of him?nothing more. He actively led a fresh internal Party campaign to study Jiang's doctrine of the Three Represents, thus preserving the legacy of the old guard and ensuring the continuity of Party authority. He has reiterated economic development targets and prosecuted the ongoing war against corruption, persuading the country's striving middle class that their needs are being addressed. He has also visited peasants who live in absolute poverty, helping to neutralize discontent among the neglected, disadvantaged...
...true that Hu's government during the SARS epidemic displayed a degree of responsiveness not seen under previous leaderships. This generated a flood of praise from around China, and the whispers of "tame puppet" that were floating around faded away. But the true litmus tests have yet to come. One such test will occur the next time leadership is tempted to use force to suppress dissent. Among post-Mao rulers, Deng Xiaoping stumbled in both 1979 (crushing the Democracy Wall movement) and 1989 (the Tiananmen Square massacre), while Jiang Zemin failed in 1999 against the meditation group Falun Gong. Another...
...Viewpoint: The Real Hu Jintao...