Word: jintao
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...fiercely critical of Musharraf and his alliance with the U.S. CHINA Ring in the New President Jiang Zemin called for the Communist Party to embrace the market and accept entrepreneurs as members. Jiang's speech came as party delegates met to choose new leaders. Vice President Hu Jintao is expected to take over as President, but Jiang is likely to preserve his power by placing allies in the ruling Politburo. COLOMBIA Get Out of Jail Free A judge freed Gilberto Rodri-guez Orejuela for good behavior, after the former boss of the notorious Cali cocaine cartel had served just seven...
Just four months ago Hu Jintao toured Washington as Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's heir apparent, and it seemed China was preparing for the first smooth political succession in its modern history. But reports have swirled in the months since then that Jiang--once expected to cede his post as Communist Party chief to Hu at the party's congress in November--will instead cling to power, holding on to the party position, as well as that of military chief. Over the summer, Jiang's staff organized a petition campaign in the provinces to get him to stay; suddenly...
...small village in Shandong province in northeastern China, is a patriotic sort. For many years he kept a picture of Mao Zedong by his bedside, and he still goes about his business in a frayed Mao jacket. But when asked if he recognizes the name of Hu Jintao, China's future President, Shao goes blank. Furrowing his brow and considering the question again, he asks for a hint: "Is this Mr. Hu that famous actor from America? You know, the one with all those big muscles...
...Winners OZZY OSBOURNE Ex-satanic rocker gets reality show on MTV. Fans may be bummed: he can't rock quite as hard with his new, restrictive hernia truss HU JINTAO Jiang's prot?g? invited to visit Washington by none other than invisible VP Dick Cheney. Of course, he'll actually have to find Cheney first AL GORE The Non-President holds first postelection fund raisers. Gala went well until Gore insisted that everyone call him "Mr. Real President" Losers DONALD RUMSFELD The Pentagon makes plans to spread false information ... then tells us about it. Does that mean they're lying...
...Bush has his own reasons for visiting now, among them trying to meet the man Jiang has picked as his successor. Hu Jintao remains a mystery even to the Chinese public and is an enigma to Washington. The first time most Chinese heard Hu's voice was during a surprise television appearance in May 1999, when demonstrators protested the U.S. bombing of China's embassy. Hu indicated the protests were good but obliquely urged the participants to return home. More recently he helped conceive the party's initiative to make itself more inclusive by allowing capitalists to join...