Word: jintao
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...What does this Marxist love-fest mean for a nation that has embraced capitalist reforms so energetically over the past two decades that it has consistently boasted annual growth rates of nearly 10%? Certainly, the administration of President Hu Jintao hasn't turned its back on the marketplace. But with nearly 240 protests a day erupting nationwide in 2005-over everything from seizures of farmland and rising health care costs to environmental degradation and unaffordable education-the country's leaders are trying to replace a no-holds-barred form of capitalism with a kinder, gentler version that takes better care...
...political mayhem, especially when cell phones and the Internet can connect citizens with the click of a button. In some cases, such as in Panlong, local officials have resorted to violence to suppress the uprisings, which has only incited more rage. In response to the rising furor, President Hu Jintao announced plans last month to give billions of dollars in central-government aid to farmers. "If farmers are rich, then the country will be prosperous," Hu said. "If villages are stable, then the society will also be stable...
...beginning of the Iranian crisis, the eventual diplomatic response to Tehran was always destined to be settled in one place, far from "the West." For whether the world stands any chance of eventually imposing sanctions that might get the mullahs' attention will be decided in China, by President Hu Jintao and the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. As the crisis plays itself out, there are three critical facts to remember. First, China is one of five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Even if the U.S. and its European allies can persuade Russia to abstain when...
CHINA On Jan. 9 in Beijing, Morales paired the pullover with a leather jacket. He and Chinese President Hu Jintao discussed trade, nationalization of oil and, perhaps, how to pack lightly...
...TIME: Do you think the center is pretty clean? LEE: The core leaders I know - Hu Jintao, [Standing Committee Chairman] Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, [Vice President] Zeng Qinghong - I say definitely...